Electra Polymers acquires inks business from Rohm and Haas Electronic Materials

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(2006), "Electra Polymers acquires inks business from Rohm and Haas Electronic Materials", Circuit World, Vol. 32 No. 4. https://doi.org/10.1108/cw.2006.21732dab.001

Electra Polymers acquires inks business from Rohm and Haas Electronic Materials

Electra Polymers acquires inks business from Rohm and Haas Electronic Materials

Keywords: Printed-circuit boards, Coatings technology

Electra Polymers Limited, the specialist manufacturer of resists and coatings for the electronics industry, announces it has acquired the Ronascreene™ inks and soldermask business from Rohm and Haas, together with its Durashielde™ V42 thick copper technology filler products.

In a move that clearly demonstrates its ongoing commitment to the PCB industry, Electra Polymers Limited has bought Rohm and Haas Electronic Materials' inks business. Incorporating soldermasks, legend inks, marking inks and etch resists, the range complements and strengthens Electra's current range of inks and soldermasks, confirming the company's position as a leading player in the supply of specialist materials to the global PCB and automotive electronics industries.

Together with the Ronascreene™ product line, Electra has also acquired Rohm and Haas Electronic Materials' Durashielde™ V42 high-performance thick copper technology for automotive electronics; further expanding Electra's portfolio of high reliability coatings and giving it access to the heavy copper filler business. Electra's Sales and Marketing Director, Shaun Tibbals, explains: “Automotive electronics is extremely demanding in terms of insulation properties and environmental testing. The Durashielde™ products offer many advantages to high volume production of heavy copper circuitry that is becoming more and more common in the industry. Already granted the requisite approvals, the Durashielde™ product line opens the doors for us into this sector and will also create opportunities for its current and prospective users to evaluate other products from the Electra range”.

The acquisition involves the transfer to Electra of intellectual property, product formulations and know-how and the existing global customer base, fitting well with the distribution of Electra's current business. The handover of the business is already underway and will be carefully managed over the coming months, by both companies, to ensure that customers enjoy a seamless transition of manufacturing and sales services, to be completed by 31st July.