GEO Gallium S.A. To Expand Its Gallium Extraction Plant In Stade, Germany
Cleveland, OH. GEO Gallium S.A., a wholly-owned subsidiary of GEO Specialty Chemicals, Inc., is expanding its Stade, Germany gallium plant capacity by more than 50%. This ensures the supply of virgin gallium metal to meet the growing demand within the compound semiconductor and optoelectronics industries. GEO expects this expansion to be on stream by the summer of 2000. A GEO spokesman said they are also considering additional expansion options to meet the future needs of these growing industries. GEO is the world s leading producer of virgin gallium metal.
GEO Gallium also announced today that since being acquired in September from Rhodia, it has already increased its gallium purification production at Salindres, France by over 30%. This facility purifies gallium to 6N, 7N and MBE grades and produces both generic and custom ingots of gallium. Additional purification and packaging capacity is planned to meet the growing needs of the aforementioned industries.
GEO Specialty Chemicals, Inc., founded in 1993, is headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio and has seventeen plants worldwide. GEO is a leading producer of industrial chemicals for the compound semiconductor, optoelectronics, water treatment, paper, coatings and construction markets.
Contact: GEO Specialty Chemicals, Inc. Edward M. Freshman of GEO Specialty Chemicals, 216-464-8336; or Edward Rojeck of Saifman, Richards & Associates, 216-464-6660
GEO Specialty Chemicals,
Inc. Edward M. Freshman of GEO Specialty Chemicals, 216-464-8336; or Edward
Rojeck of Saifman, Richards & Associates, 216-464-6660
