BERLIN – Atotech today announced the acquisition of J-KEM International, a supplier of chemistries and processes for the printed circuit board and metal finishing industries.

Terms of the transaction, which closed Aug. 1, were not disclosed.

Rosersberg, Sweden-based J-KEM's technology and customer relationships complement Atotech’s product portfolio and will help expand addressable markets and drive future growth, Atotech said in a statement.

Atotech will maintain all existing services of J-KEM, while the latter's customers now have full access to Atotech’s regional and global product development, production and technical support capabilities, including its material science and analytical services.

“We are thrilled to add J-KEM’s strong products and technologies to Atotech," said Geoff Wild, chief executive officer, Atotech. "We see substantial opportunities to further grow our business with this set of new and excellent products. In particular, J-KEM brings to us a graphite process that gives superior performance, an accelerator-free system in collaboration with an EDTA electroless copper process, as well as a palladium-based direct metallization process. These additional capabilities will help expand our reach into exciting growth markets like flex-PCBs and exotic materials. J-KEM’s strong reputation for technical performance fits well with our unique solution-based approach that combines a comprehensive offer of proprietary process chemicals and equipment with best local service.

“This acquisition is representative of our strategy to drive growth and expand the scope of our technology so we can address a greater share of the market. We will continue to look for opportunities that make us a more important partner to our customers.”

J-KEM CEO Johan Lundqvist added, “We are pleased J-KEM is joining the Atotech family, as it makes sense for both sides. J-KEM will contribute to Atotech’s portfolio, and existing J-KEM customers will benefit from Atotech’s best-in-class service. We look forward to being part of the Atotech team.”

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