Sumitomo plans US isopropyl alcohol plant

The US Department of Commerce has signed a nonbinding agreement to give Sumitomo Chemical $52.1 million toward the construction of a semiconductor-grade isopropyl alcohol plant in Baytown, Texas. Chipmakers use isopropyl alcohol as a cleaning solvent. The deal was announced with three others for a total of $246 million for the semiconductor supply chain under the CHIPS and Science Act, signed into law by former president Joe Biden.

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C&EN Global Enterprise
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2025-01-27
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https://doi.org/10.1021/cen-10302-buscon9
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Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
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Sumitomo plans US isopropyl alcohol plant

Craig Bettenhausen
C&EN Global Enterprise
Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
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Sumitomo plans US isopropyl alcohol plant

Craig Bettenhausen
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Abstract

The US Department of Commerce has signed a nonbinding agreement to give Sumitomo Chemical $52.1 million toward the construction of a semiconductor-grade isopropyl alcohol plant in Baytown, Texas. Chipmakers use isopropyl alcohol as a cleaning solvent. The deal was announced with three others for a total of $246 million for the semiconductor supply chain under the CHIPS and Science Act, signed into law by former president Joe Biden.

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