Toppan will consider overseas investments for its chip materials business, its CEO says. (Photo by Nikkei)

KYOKO HARIYA and SHIHO MIYAJIMA, Nikkei staff writers |

TOKYO — Japanese printing and materials group Toppan Holdings plans to invest about 60 billion yen ($400 million) over three years in its electronics segment as it seeks to profit from AI-driven growth in the semiconductor industry.

The figure represents an increase of 10 billion yen from the prior three-year period, and makes up 30% of Toppan’s planed growth investments for fiscal 2023-25, President and CEO Hideharu Maro told Nikkei.

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