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Akzo Will Double Trimethylgallium

by Michael McCoy
May 31, 2010 | A version of this story appeared in Volume 88, Issue 22

AkzoNobel will double its capacity for tri­methylgallium (TMG) at its plant in LaPorte, Texas. The firm says the move, to occur this summer, will enhance its position as the world’s leading producer of electronics-grade TMG. In March, Sigma-Aldrich’s SAFC Hitech unit said it plans to invest $2 million to expand production of TMG in Bromborough, England. The market research firm Strategy Analytics says TMG is in short supply because of soaring demand from manufacturers of light-emitting diodes.

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