The Chemours Company makes advanced chemical materials, including fluoropolymers that help semiconductor manufacturers protect critical equipment and produce reliable chips. Its Advanced Performance Materials business carries the legacy of Roy Plunkett’s 1938 fluoropolymer discovery and supplies materials used across high-technology applications worldwide. Chemours also operates Europe’s largest production site in Dordrecht, where it makes Teflon™ and Viton™ materials for manufacturers.
Niche Fluoropolymer ProductsNiche Fluoropolymer Products is the successor to Ametek FPP and identifies itself as the original manufacturer of fluoropolymer heat exchangers. It makes equipment for corrosive chemical processing and ultrahigh-purity manufacturing, including applications in the semiconductor industry.NESQUEHONING, PA
AGC Chemicals Americas, IncAGC Chemicals Americas is the North and South American arm of Japan’s AGC Inc., a multinational company whose chemical heritage includes fluoropolymer production dating to the 1980s. Based in Exton, Pennsylvania, it combines a regional manufacturing operation with a technology center that helps customers develop and evaluate materials for demanding industrial applications.EXTON, PA
Filmtronics IncFilmtronics makes advanced semiconductor process materials, including spin-on polymers and diffusants, from its global headquarters in Butler, Pennsylvania. Present since the semiconductor industry’s early-1970s boom, the company supports demanding electronics, MEMS, photonics and photovoltaic applications with customized materials and process-development expertise. Filmtronics has maintained ISO 9001 registration since 2000 and is also ISO 14001 certified.BUTLER, PA
Applied Materials, IncApplied Materials, Inc. develops and supplies technologies for semiconductor and display manufacturing. The company says its expertise in modifying materials at atomic levels and on an industrial scale helps customers transform possibilities into reality, and it operates manufacturing and research-and-development locations worldwide.ALBANY, NY