Data centerMaterials & chemicals

Mitsubishi Chemical to install ultra-high-purity colloidal silica production equipment in Kitakyushu

Mitsubishi Chemical CorporationKitakyushu, FukuokaPublished Aug 19, 2026

InvestmentNot disclosed

PhasePlanned

Start—

CompletionOct 2028

To completion

Today

20272028

About 24 months to scheduled completion.

Mitsubishi Chemical will commercialize ultra-high-purity colloidal silica for polishing slurries used in advanced semiconductor manufacturing by installing new production equipment at its Kyushu Plant in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka. Commercial operations are scheduled to begin in October 2028, supporting semiconductor materials demand driven by generative AI and data centers.

Project facts

Owner: Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
Listing: 4188 Tokyo
Facility: Data center
Sector: Materials & chemicals
Location: Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan
Investment: Not disclosed
Completion: Oct 2028
Announced: Aug 19, 2026
Themes: semiconductor-supply-chain, AI-infrastructure

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.

Also in Fukuoka7 projects · ¥22B disclosedOn the map →

Lintec to build Semiconductor Solution Lab in Itoshima, FukuokaLintec CorporationPlanned¥20B MEC to expand Kitakyushu plant for semiconductor package substrate chemicalsMEC Co., Ltd.Planned¥2B NTT West to build AI-ready data center in FukuokaNTT WestPlannedn/d Miralita to develop and sell grid-scale battery storage facility in KitakyushuMiralita Co., Ltd.Plannedn/d

Latest in Materials & chemicalsAll Materials & chemicals →

Ashimori Industry to build sewer-pipeline rehabilitation materials plant in Tochigi

Materials & chemicalsTochigiPlanned¥6B2026.10.03

Ashimori Industry, a Toyoda Gosei group company, will establish a new plant in Shimotsuke, Tochigi, to produce liners used for sewer-pipeline rehabilitation, including the Paltem L-UV method. The plant is scheduled to begin operations in the first half of 2028, supporting demand for infrastructure renewal in eastern and northern Japan.

TOPPAN's Irplast installs new BOPP film production line at Italian plant

Materials & chemicalsItalyCompleted2026.09.17

TOPPAN group's Italian film manufacturer Irplast has installed a new production line using Bruckner's LISIM simultaneous biaxial-stretching technology to produce high-function BOPP film for recyclable monomaterial packaging. The new line is intended to strengthen global supply, with commercial production targeted by the second half of 2026; total plant capacity will reach up to 30,000 tonnes per year.

Tokyo Ohka Kogyo completes high-purity chemicals plant in Pyeongtaek, South Korea

Materials & chemicalsGyeonggiCompleted¥12B2026.09.15

Tokyo Ohka Kogyo has completed the first-phase Pyeongtaek plant operated by its Korean subsidiary, TOK Advanced Materials, in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. The facility includes a high-purity chemicals production building, warehouse and ancillary facilities, and is scheduled to begin operations in the first half of 2027 to supply semiconductor customers locally.

Tokuyama to expand aluminum nitride powder production capacity by 30% at Yanai center

Materials & chemicalsYamaguchiPlanned2026.09.10

Tokuyama will install new production equipment at its Advanced Technology Commercialization Center in Yanai, Yamaguchi, to increase aluminum nitride powder production capacity by approximately 30% from current levels. The facility is scheduled to begin commercial operation in April 2028, supporting demand from semiconductor manufacturing equipment components and thermal-management materials amid growing AI-related investment.