On May 30, 2019, China leading Quartz fiber and photomask quartz substrate manufacturer SHFL Quartz Technology Group announced:
The company will invest RMB 500 million to build high-purity synthetic quartz materials for integrated circuits and optics
The continuous melting and pulling process equipment independently developed by the company has reached the world advanced level. At present, the company has become the largest domestic production base of fusible quartz material and the world’s largest production base of optical fiber supporting quartz material. The photomask quartz substrate material technology has been leading the world.