GlobalWafers will be world's second-largest silicon wafer producer once merger deal completed in late 2021
Taiwan News
Date: 2020/12/10
By: Matthew Strong, Taiwan News, Staff Writer
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GlobalWafers Chairwoman Doris Hsu (CNA photo)
If the acquisition is completed as expected during the second half of 2021, the enlarged company should have a global market share of 26.7 percent, ranking behind only Japan’s Shin-Etsu Chemical, CNA reported. The process would involve GlobalWafers buying up at least 65 percent of Siltronic’s shares, with 100 percent costing an estimated NT$130 billion (US$4.6 billion).
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