Sun Chemical, Parsippany, New Jersey, and its parent company, DIC Corp., have acquired Gwent Electronic Materials Ltd., a UK-based manufacturer of conductive inks, pastes and powders for the printed electronic market.
Screen-printable, pad-printable and stencil-printable silver conductive inks and coatings are suitable for applications requiring subsequent plating operations.
Scientists in Korea have developed wearable, graphene-coated fabrics that can detect dangerous gases present in the air, alerting the wearer by turning on an LED light.
PPG Industries’ industrial coatings business has created a dedicated electronic materials group to integrate products and technologies acquired from Spraylat Corp., Mt. Vernon, NY.
In recent years, requirements for modern coatings have dramatically increased. Besides optical appearance, new functionalities like improved mechanical properties, anti-static behavior or electrical conductivity are desired.
