SOLINGEN, GERMANY – Element Solutions acquired HSO Herbert Schmidt, a multinational developer of surface finishing technology and chemistry.

WALLINGFORD, CT – Amphenol Corp. reported fourth quarter record net sales rose 24.7% year-over-year to $3.03 billion.

TAIPEI CITY, TAIWAN – Compeq Manufacturing reported sales of NT$6.9 billion (US$248.5 million) for December, up 23.5% year-over-year and 1.2% sequentially.

BANNOCKBURN, IL – The US has lost its historic dominance in a foundational area of electronics technology – printed circuit boards – and the lack of any significant US government support for the sector is leaving the nation’s economy and national security dangerously reliant on foreign suppliers, according to a new report by IPC.