Factory/PlantMaterials & chemicalsOverseas

Fujifilm to expand CMP slurry production capacity at Arizona site

FUJIFILM CorporationMesa, ArizonaPublished Oct 14, 2026

Investment$18M

PhasePlanned

Start—

CompletionJan 2027

To completion

Today

2027

About 3 months to scheduled completion.

FUJIFILM Corporation will invest approximately $18 million in its Mesa, Arizona production and development site to expand copper-wiring CMP slurry capacity and install new equipment for multi-product CMP slurry production. The new facilities are scheduled to begin operations in 2027, supporting growing demand from advanced semiconductor and packaging processes, including AI-related applications.

Project facts

Owner: FUJIFILM Corporation
Listing: 4901 Tokyo
Facility: Factory/Plant
Sector: Materials & chemicals
Location: Mesa, Arizona (overseas)
Investment: $18M — total
Scale / capacity: Expanded CMP slurry production capacity
Completion: Jan 2027
Announced: Oct 14, 2026
Themes: AI-infrastructure, semiconductor-supply-chain

Figures and schedules are as announced by the company or the public body concerned; plans can change. Amounts that were not disclosed are recorded as not disclosed, never estimated.

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