AUSTIN, TX – High Density Packaging User Group (HDP) is pleased to announce that Japan Pure Chemical Co., Ltd. (JPC) has become a member.

"JPC engages in final finish technologies for PCBs, PKGs, connectors, lead frames, and wafers with our original plating chemical technologies, especially noble metals such as gold, palladium, and silver, to become a linking bridge between chemicals and electronics. We are excited to work with HDP members and contribute to elevating PCBs and packaging technologies facing the new demands from epoch-making 5G and beyond.", said Kenichi SHIMODA, General Manager, Marketing Division.

"I am pleased to welcome JPC to HDP, joining the outstanding companies working on HDP User Group projects. Their expertise and capability in surface treatments for high performance electronics, especially those focused on next-generation servers and networking products, will contribute significantly to several of our emerging technology projects", said Larry Marcanti, Executive Director of HDP User Group.

TOKYO – TANAKA Kikinzoku Kogyo K.K. (Head office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; Group CEO: Koichiro Tanaka), which develops industrial precious metals products as one of the core companies of TANAKA Precious Metals, announced today that it is promoting business strategies in each country with the aim of establishing a "Global Recycling Network" to promote the widespread recycling of precious metals.

TANAKA will encourage the recycling of precious metals in each country at its main recovering and refining bases: Ichikawa Plant and Shonan Plant for Japan and Southeast Asia, Hukou Plant for Taiwan, Marin Plant for Europe, and North Attleborough Plant for North America.

As part of this expansion, Chengdu Guangming Paite Precious Metal Co., Ltd., TANAKA affiliate company in China, will establish a new company, Ya'an Guangming Paite Precious Metal Co., Ltd., in Sichuan Province, China, which will begin full-scale operations in the summer of 2024 or later. This new company will manufacture precious metal compounds for various catalysts and plating and will also recover and refine precious metals from production scrap and used catalysts by introducing TANAKA's precious metal recycling technology.

Of the approximately 5 billion yen invested in the establishment of Ya'an Guangming Paite Precious Metal, TANAKA Kikinzoku Kogyo will invest 40%.

Background of Precious Metal Recycling Business Development in China

Unlike in other countries and regions, the precious metals business in China should ideally be completely integrated with the recovery and refining of precious metals and the manufacture of industrial precious metals products. Until now, the cooperation between TANAKA Kikinzoku Kogyo and Chengdu Guangming Paite Precious Metal has allowed for limited integration, but some recoverable precious metals are still not being recovered. This new company will introduce the recycling process that TANAKA has cultivated over many years in the precious metal business in Japan to establish a system capable of recovering precious metals that have not been recovered up to now. Through the new company, TANAKA will establish a one-stop precious metal recycling scheme that can be completely integrated within China, further developing its precious metal recycling business.

TANAKA will contribute to sustainability by effectively utilizing limited precious metal resources in various businesses. TANAKA also believes that precious metal recycling will help reduce the use of mined precious metals in industrial products, thereby helping to reduce environmental impact.

WALTHAM, MA – Nano Dimension Ltd. (Nasdaq: NNDM, “Nano Dimension” or the “Company”), a leading supplier of Additively Manufactured Electronics (“AME”) and multi-dimensional polymer, metal & ceramic Additive Manufacturing (“AM”) 3D printers, announced today that is has received approval from an Israeli court to continue with its previously announced share repurchase plan (the “Repurchase Plan”), which was approved by the Israeli court in August 2022.

Yoav Stern, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, commented: “We continue to fulfill our previous promise to investors, which was temporarily held back due to the time expiration of the existing Israeli court approval. We thank the court for its flexibility in extending the Repurchase Plan period. We are happy to act in a way that both improves the Company’s balance sheet and benefits its shareholders.”

The Repurchase Plan authorizes the Company’s management to repurchase American Depository Shares (“ADSs”), from time to time, in open market transactions, and/or in privately negotiated transactions or in any other legally permissible ways, depending on market conditions, share price, trading volume and other factors. Such repurchases will be made in accordance with applicable U.S. securities laws and regulations, under the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and applicable Israeli law.

The Company may repurchase all or a portion of the authorized repurchase amount. The Repurchase Plan does not obligate the Company to repurchase any specific number of the ADSs and may be suspended or terminated at any time at management’s discretion.

CHICAGO – Mr. Anaya Vardya, President and CEO of American Standard Circuits, is pleased to announce that on August 25th American Standard Circuits celebrates 35 years of doing business.

Starting with a small facility in the Libertyville, Illinois, ASC has grown to be one of the major leaders in the North American Printed Circuit Board Market. In 1994 the company moved to a larger facility in Franklin Park and then to their current facility in West Chicago in 2004.

During that time there have been several significant changes to the industry and the company.

Founder Gordhan Patel recalls, “When we started American Standard Circuits back in August 1988, we were very small company with one drilling machine, a few plastic tanks, and basic machines. There were almost 600 other shops in North America, no one had even heard of laser drills, laser direct imaging and there were little or no global solutions. We were building only simple single and double-sided boards. It took a while to get some traction but by the time we bought and moved into the facility in West Chicago, we were on our way.”

President and CEO Anaya Vardya came to the company shortly after moving to the new facility and took the reins to lead the company to where it is today. With the recent acquisition of Sunstone Circuits, American Standard Circuits is now a sixty-million-dollar company and one of the industry leaders when it comes to technology, flexibility, capability, and reliability, offering their customers a completely holistic solution from concept to reality.

Mr. Vardya commented, “Of all of the things I have done in my career my work with the team at American Standard Circuits is what I am proudest of. Together we have built a significant company that is making a real difference in the industry. Our growth and success during the past 35 years is a tribute to the vision of our chairman, Gordhan Patel, and all of the great people who have been part of and are still part of the American Standard Circuits team.”