WEST CHESTER, PA, December 10, 2007 Johnson
Matthey Gas Purification
Technology (GPT) group, a global leader in the design, manufacture
and distribution of
Highly reliable bulk and point-of-use purifiers, announced
today that they have supplied two Model PSH-60 hydrogen purifiers,
capable of hydrogen flows of 60 Nm3/hr to Tekcore Co, LTD.
in Nantou, Taiwan. Johnson Matthey has now supplied Tekcore
with five bulk hydrogen purifiers. The sale was obtained by
JM's Taiwanese sales and service agent Pionics Technology
Corp.
Tekcore, is a leading Asian manufacturer of high brightness
LED wafers and chips, their state-of-the-art facility includes
High Throughput MOCVD tools, which enable them to cater to
this demand. These new hydrogen purifiers, along with the other
JM hydrogen purifiers already in place, will supply ultrapure
hydrogen to the growing number of MOCVD reactors at this site.
Johnson Matthey's state-of-the-art PSH Series bulk hydrogen
purifiers are capable of
providing 99.9999999 percent pure hydrogen for wafer fabrication
and they are the
technology of choice for Taiwan's silicon and compound semiconductor
industry.
About Johnson Matthey Gas Purification Technology:
Backed by a reputation for superior reliability, technological
expertise and customer service -- and having installed over
5,000 gas purification units around the world -- the company
is a global leader in the design, engineering, manufacture
and distribution of state-of-the-art purification systems
for gases used in the semiconductor industry. The Johnson
Matthey GPT group maintains facilities in North America,
France, Japan, South Korea, Singapore, Taiwan, China and
Hong Kong.
About Johnson Matthey:
Traded on the London Stock Exchange (symbol: JMAT), Johnson
Matthey is a specialty chemicals company focused on its core
skills in catalysts, precious metals and specialty chemicals.
The $9.3 billion company is 190 years old, employs over 7,500
people in 34 countries and has been providing gas purification
solutions for more than 40 years.
Contact Information:
For further information, please contact Jeff Lucht, Business
Manager, Johnson Matthey Gas Purification Technology, 1397
King Road, West Chester, PA 19380;
Phone: (610) 232-1968 or (800) 624-2204; Fax: (610) 232-1934;
E-mail: luchtjl@jmusa.com; Web site: http://www.pureguard.net
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