10.17.16
Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, announced a cooperation agreement with durXtreme GmbH of Ulm, Germany. Effective immediately, the coatings specialist will take over Merck’s European business with polysilazane-based coating formulations marketed under the tutoProm brand.
The tutoProm product range was added to the Merck KGaA portfolio through the acquisition of AZ Electronic Materials and has been marketed by durXtreme since 2014. According to the cooperation agreement, durXtreme is receiving an exclusive five-year license covering manufacturing, commercialization and brand usage rights for the polysilazane-containing products tutoProm bright, tutoProm matt HD, CAG 37, and CL 1068 in Europe.
DurXtreme is an established formulation expert and specialist in customized polysilazane-based high-performance coatings and their applications.
“We are delighted to have found a highly qualified partner for our customers and are certain that durXtreme will expand the business further,” said Michael Weiden, head of Functional Materials within the Performance Materials business sector of Merck KGaA. “Going forward, we at Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, will focus on our core competencies in material production, and not on coating manufacturing.”
The tutoProm product range was added to the Merck KGaA portfolio through the acquisition of AZ Electronic Materials and has been marketed by durXtreme since 2014. According to the cooperation agreement, durXtreme is receiving an exclusive five-year license covering manufacturing, commercialization and brand usage rights for the polysilazane-containing products tutoProm bright, tutoProm matt HD, CAG 37, and CL 1068 in Europe.
DurXtreme is an established formulation expert and specialist in customized polysilazane-based high-performance coatings and their applications.
“We are delighted to have found a highly qualified partner for our customers and are certain that durXtreme will expand the business further,” said Michael Weiden, head of Functional Materials within the Performance Materials business sector of Merck KGaA. “Going forward, we at Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, will focus on our core competencies in material production, and not on coating manufacturing.”