Asahi Kasei E-materials has started construction of a new plant for production of Sunfort dry film photo-resist (dry film) in Changshu, Jiangsu, China.

The new plant will have a production capacity of 120 million square metres per year with start-up scheduled for September 2013.

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Dry film is used to form circuit patterns on printed wiring boards used in PCs and tablet PCs, mobile phones, smart phones and automotive electronics.

Asahi Kasei E-materials is a supplier of dry film in Japan, China, Taiwan, Korea and South East Asia. Currently, Asahi Kasei E-materials has two production bases for dry film master rolls, in Fuji, Shizuoka, Japan, and Suzhou, Jiangsu, China.

The new subsidiary in Changshu will serve as a base for additional expansions of dry film capacity, as well as for the manufacture and sale of other products of Asahi Kasei E-materials.

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