Entegris' sales in the first half of the year reached a new high, up 16% year-on-year

Entegris recently released its second quarter earnings report for 2018, with sales exceeding US$380 million, a 16% increase over the same period last year and a 4% increase from the first quarter. Overall sales also increased 16% in the first half of the year to US$750 million. Net income in the first half of the year reached 1.1%. Billion dollars.

Bertrand Loy, President and CEO of Entegris, said: 'We firmly believe that the industry's future growth is expected, the semiconductor terminal application market continues to expand, and the demand for semiconductors also maintains healthy growth, which confirms our expectations for the future. We believe that Entegris' unique value in solving complex material and purity challenges, with our diverse customer base and eye-catching financial performance, we will firmly capture a range of growth opportunities within the industry ecosystem and continue to grow faster than the market. We expect sales to reach $1.545 billion to $15.7 for the full year of 2018, up 16% year-on-year, including additional sales from the SAES Pure Gas acquisition completed on June 25 this year.