The Texas government has awarded a US$5.3 million grant to MGC Pure Chemicals America, Inc. (MPCA), a chemical company specializing in supplies for the semiconductor industry. The funding, which comes from the Texas Semiconductor Innovation Fund (TSIF), will support the expansion of its plant in Killeen, in the center of the state.
The expansion involves a total investment of more than US$150 million and the addition of approximately 130,000 square feet of production space. The project is expected to increase the manufacturing capacity of high-purity chemicals, which are essential in the semiconductor chip manufacturing process.
MPCA is a subsidiary of Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company, based in Tokyo. Its products include substances such as hydrogen peroxide and ammonium hydroxide, used as cleaning agents to remove microscopic impurities in the most delicate stages of microchip production. The company has been operating in the United States for nearly three decades and has experience in providing critical inputs to the technology industry.
With this project, MPCA seeks to respond to growing global demand for semiconductors and strengthen its presence in the US market at a time when the United States is promoting a national strategy to reduce its dependence on foreign suppliers in this key industry.
State officials said the financial support for the company is part of a broader policy aimed at positioning Texas as a strategic node in the semiconductor supply chain. Governor Greg Abbott said investments like this seek to strengthen local manufacturing capacity and ensure that components essential to technology and the national economy can be produced within the state.
For their part, legislative representatives from central Texas highlighted that MPCA’s expansion in Killeen could also translate into new employment opportunities for the region, as well as attract other companies in the sector and contribute to the development of the semiconductor cluster in the state.
The grant awarded to MPCA is one of the first allocations from the Texas Semiconductor Innovation Fund, created with the purpose of encouraging the development of infrastructure, research, and manufacturing in this industry, considered critical to the country’s economic and technological security.
