Fujifilm plans $18 million Mesa expansion to boost semiconductor materials production

Mesa City Council approved the expansion, including 86,455 square feet of development across five new buildings, storage tanks, an automated cargo collection warehouse and other processing equipment, in January.

BY JEFF GIFFORD/PHOENIX BUSINESS JOURNAL

Oct 17, 2026, 5:46 AM

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Fujifilm says it is planning to enhance its production facilities in Mesa as part of an $18 million effort to expand its semiconductor materials business.(Photo via Fujifilm)

(Photo via Fujifilm)

Japanese semiconductor supplier Fujifilm says it is planning to enhance its production facilities in Mesa as part of an $18 million effort to expand its semiconductor materials business.

Specifically, the company said that it intends to add production capabilities for copper interconnect chemical mechanical planarization slurries — which it describes as abrasive materials used to uniformly flatten semiconductor surfaces where wiring and insulating films of varying hardness coexist.

Adding those capabilities fits into Fujifilm’s long-term growth in advanced logic, advanced memory and advanced packaging applications, the company said. As part of the effort, Fujifilm also plans to establish new facilities that can handle these applications.

“The advanced semiconductor market has entered a period of significant growth, driven by the rapid expansion of demand related to artificial intelligence,” said Brian O’Donnelly, president & CEO of Fujifilm Electronic Materials U.S.A. Inc. and corporate vice president at Fujifilm Corp. “As global semiconductor demand continues to increase, demand for CMP slurries — an essential material used in advanced semiconductor manufacturing — is also growing.”

Fujifilm’s property in Mesa covers 61 acres on the northwest corner of East Pecos and South Mountain roads. Mesa City Council in January voted to allow for an expansion that would include 86,455 square feet of development across five new buildings, storage tanks, an automated cargo collection warehouse and other processing equipment. The company said at the time it would define the scope of the project later in the year.

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