Fire Broke Out At The Asahi Kasei Plant In Japan! Related Silicon Material Prices Soar

A fire broke out at the Asahi Kasei Factory in Yanoka, Japan, around 4pm Tuesday and was still burning at 10am Tuesday, according to The Overseas Website.The fire spread over a wide area, and the factory walls, roof and other places collapsed, the factory also stored explosive materials.Due to the unexpected situation of firefighters, fire fighting activities temporarily interrupted, to the morning of the 22nd, the fire at least lasted for more than 30 hours.About 10 ladder trucks and chemical fire trucks and 40 firefighters were dispatched.

Fortunately, the fire was found in time, all the more than 400 workers at the factory have been evacuated to a safe location, the fire caused no casualties.Residents complained of coughs and sore throats as the smell spread.

As for the reason for the delay in extinguishing the fire, the local fire department explained that during the fire fighting on 20th, they found that the fire crew was getting close to the fire point on the 4th floor when they were exposed to the smoke and speculated that the fire point might contain dangerous inflammable goods, so they temporarily stopped the fire-fighting activities.

However, Asahi Kasei stressed that the factory was an IC manufacturing plant and there were no hazardous substances harmful to human health.

It is understood that the factory is mainly responsible for the production of large-scale integrated circuits. Asahi Kasei is a large comprehensive chemical company in Japan. Japanese media pointed out that this is Asahi Kasei's only LSI (Large Scale Integrated Circuit) factory, but some demand also has outsourced labor.

International electronic business information inquiry learned that Asahi Kasei also reported the fire situation on the evening of 21, and in the announcement pointed out that its subsidiary responsible for the production of LSI factory due to the fire production.

Silicon is the most important raw material in the production of integrated circuits, and the silicon chip market accounts for about one third of the whole semiconductor material market.At present, more than 90% of integrated circuit chips are made with silicon wafers as the substrate, which is the bearing base of integrated circuits.

Affected by the news of production suspension, coupled with the recovery of downstream automotive, construction and other industries, as well as the increase in demand for silicone from biomedicine and medical equipment. The price of silicon-related raw materials has risen across the board!

Due to the hot market, some manufacturers have stopped quoting, the current inventory is low, the supply of factories is tight, and the merchants are reluctant to sell; downstream demand is positive, orders are stable, and prices of raw rubber, silicone oil, and silicone have collectively increased, which is positive for the price of silicone DMC. The market outlook for silicone prices is expected to remain strong.