  {"id":51302,"date":"2019-12-12T12:33:02","date_gmt":"2019-12-12T11:33:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.atotech.com\/?p=51302"},"modified":"2019-12-12T12:33:03","modified_gmt":"2019-12-12T11:33:03","slug":"atotech-acquires-j-kem-international","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.atotech.com\/de\/atotech-acquires-j-kem-international\/","title":{"rendered":"Atotech acquires J-KEM International"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section bb_built=&#8220;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8220;section&#8220; disabled_on=&#8220;off|off|off&#8220; disabled=&#8220;off&#8220; inner_width=&#8220;auto&#8220; inner_max_width=&#8220;none&#8220;][et_pb_row background_position=&#8220;top_left&#8220; background_repeat=&#8220;repeat&#8220; background_size=&#8220;initial&#8220; width=&#8220;80%&#8220; max_width=&#8220;1080px&#8220; _builder_version=&#8220;3.22.7&#8243;][et_pb_column type=&#8220;1_3&#8243;][et_pb_image admin_label=&#8220;J-KEM Acquisition&#8220; src=&#8220;https:\/\/www.atotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Press-release-poppout.jpg&#8220; _builder_version=&#8220;3.22.7&#8243; animation_style=&#8220;slide&#8220; animation_duration=&#8220;500ms&#8220; animation_intensity_slide=&#8220;10%&#8220; animation_direction=&#8220;left&#8220; z_index_tablet=&#8220;500&#8243; \/][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8220;2_3&#8243;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8220;Atotech acquires J-KEM International&#8220; text_font_size=&#8220;18&#8243; _builder_version=&#8220;3.22.7&#8243; text_text_shadow_horizontal_length=&#8220;text_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93&#8243; text_text_shadow_vertical_length=&#8220;text_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93&#8243; text_text_shadow_blur_strength=&#8220;text_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93&#8243; link_text_shadow_horizontal_length=&#8220;link_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93&#8243; link_text_shadow_vertical_length=&#8220;link_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93&#8243; link_text_shadow_blur_strength=&#8220;link_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93&#8243; ul_text_shadow_horizontal_length=&#8220;ul_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93&#8243; ul_text_shadow_vertical_length=&#8220;ul_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93&#8243; ul_text_shadow_blur_strength=&#8220;ul_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93&#8243; ol_text_shadow_horizontal_length=&#8220;ol_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93&#8243; ol_text_shadow_vertical_length=&#8220;ol_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93&#8243; ol_text_shadow_blur_strength=&#8220;ol_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93&#8243; quote_text_shadow_horizontal_length=&#8220;quote_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93&#8243; quote_text_shadow_vertical_length=&#8220;quote_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93&#8243; quote_text_shadow_blur_strength=&#8220;quote_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93&#8243; header_text_shadow_horizontal_length=&#8220;header_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93&#8243; header_text_shadow_vertical_length=&#8220;header_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93&#8243; header_text_shadow_blur_strength=&#8220;header_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93&#8243; header_2_text_shadow_horizontal_length=&#8220;header_2_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93&#8243; header_2_text_shadow_vertical_length=&#8220;header_2_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93&#8243; header_2_text_shadow_blur_strength=&#8220;header_2_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93&#8243; header_3_text_shadow_horizontal_length=&#8220;header_3_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93&#8243; header_3_text_shadow_vertical_length=&#8220;header_3_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93&#8243; header_3_text_shadow_blur_strength=&#8220;header_3_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93&#8243; header_4_text_shadow_horizontal_length=&#8220;header_4_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93&#8243; header_4_text_shadow_vertical_length=&#8220;header_4_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93&#8243; header_4_text_shadow_blur_strength=&#8220;header_4_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93&#8243; header_5_text_shadow_horizontal_length=&#8220;header_5_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93&#8243; header_5_text_shadow_vertical_length=&#8220;header_5_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93&#8243; header_5_text_shadow_blur_strength=&#8220;header_5_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93&#8243; header_6_text_shadow_horizontal_length=&#8220;header_6_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93&#8243; header_6_text_shadow_vertical_length=&#8220;header_6_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93&#8243; header_6_text_shadow_blur_strength=&#8220;header_6_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93&#8243; z_index_tablet=&#8220;500&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p><strong>Berlin, Germany, August 5th, 2019:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Deal expands Atotech\u2019s product portfolio<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Atotech today announced that it has acquired J-KEM International (\u201cJ-KEM\u201d), based in Rosersberg, Sweden. J-KEM is a global supplier of high-quality chemical products and processes for the printed circuit board and general metal finishing industries. J-KEM\u2019s strong technology and customer relationships complement Atotech\u2019s product portfolio and will help expand addressable markets and drive future growth.<\/p>\n<p>All existing services of J-KEM\u2019s have been seamlessly continued by Atotech, effective August 1st. Additionally, J-KEM\u2019s customers now have full access to Atotech\u2019s regional and global product development, production and technical support capabilities, including its world class and accredited material science and analytical services.<\/p>\n<p>Geoff Wild, Atotech\u2019s Chief Executive Officer, commented, \u201cWe are thrilled to add J-KEM\u2019s strong products and technologies to 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\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis 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.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Johan Lundqvist, J-KEM\u2019s Chief Executive Officer, added, \u201cWe are pleased J-KEM is joining the Atotech family, as it makes sense for both sides. J-KEM will contribute to Atotech\u2019s portfolio, and existing J-KEM customers will benefit from Atotech\u2019s best-in-class service. We look forward to being part of the Atotech team.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Atotech today announced that it has acquired J-KEM International (\u201cJ-KEM\u201d), based in Rosersberg, Sweden. J-KEM is a global supplier of high-quality chemical products and processes for the printed circuit board and general metal finishing industries.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":48730,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"<p>[et_pb_section bb_built=\"1\" admin_label=\"section\" disabled_on=\"off|off|off\" disabled=\"off\" inner_width=\"auto\" inner_max_width=\"none\"][et_pb_row background_position=\"top_left\" background_repeat=\"repeat\" background_size=\"initial\" width=\"80%\" max_width=\"1080px\" _builder_version=\"3.22.7\"][et_pb_column type=\"1_3\"][et_pb_image admin_label=\"J-KEM Acquisition\" src=\"https:\/\/www.atotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Press-release-poppout.jpg\" _builder_version=\"3.22.7\" animation_style=\"slide\" animation_duration=\"500ms\" animation_intensity_slide=\"10%\" animation_direction=\"left\" z_index_tablet=\"500\" \/][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=\"2_3\"][et_pb_text admin_label=\"Atotech acquires J-KEM International\" text_font_size=\"18\" _builder_version=\"3.22.7\" text_text_shadow_horizontal_length=\"text_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93\" text_text_shadow_vertical_length=\"text_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93\" text_text_shadow_blur_strength=\"text_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93\" link_text_shadow_horizontal_length=\"link_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93\" link_text_shadow_vertical_length=\"link_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93\" link_text_shadow_blur_strength=\"link_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93\" ul_text_shadow_horizontal_length=\"ul_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93\" ul_text_shadow_vertical_length=\"ul_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93\" ul_text_shadow_blur_strength=\"ul_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93\" ol_text_shadow_horizontal_length=\"ol_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93\" ol_text_shadow_vertical_length=\"ol_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93\" ol_text_shadow_blur_strength=\"ol_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93\" quote_text_shadow_horizontal_length=\"quote_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93\" quote_text_shadow_vertical_length=\"quote_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93\" quote_text_shadow_blur_strength=\"quote_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93\" header_text_shadow_horizontal_length=\"header_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93\" header_text_shadow_vertical_length=\"header_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93\" header_text_shadow_blur_strength=\"header_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93\" header_2_text_shadow_horizontal_length=\"header_2_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93\" header_2_text_shadow_vertical_length=\"header_2_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93\" header_2_text_shadow_blur_strength=\"header_2_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93\" header_3_text_shadow_horizontal_length=\"header_3_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93\" header_3_text_shadow_vertical_length=\"header_3_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93\" header_3_text_shadow_blur_strength=\"header_3_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93\" header_4_text_shadow_horizontal_length=\"header_4_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93\" header_4_text_shadow_vertical_length=\"header_4_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93\" header_4_text_shadow_blur_strength=\"header_4_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93\" header_5_text_shadow_horizontal_length=\"header_5_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93\" header_5_text_shadow_vertical_length=\"header_5_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93\" header_5_text_shadow_blur_strength=\"header_5_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93\" header_6_text_shadow_horizontal_length=\"header_6_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93\" header_6_text_shadow_vertical_length=\"header_6_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93\" header_6_text_shadow_blur_strength=\"header_6_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93\" z_index_tablet=\"500\"]<\/p><p><strong>Berlin, Germany, August 5th, 2019:<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Deal expands Atotech\u2019s product portfolio<\/strong><\/p><p>Atotech today announced that it has acquired J-KEM International (\u201cJ-KEM\u201d), based in Rosersberg, Sweden. J-KEM is a global supplier of high-quality chemical products and processes for the printed circuit board and general metal finishing industries. J-KEM\u2019s strong technology and customer relationships complement Atotech\u2019s product portfolio and will help expand addressable markets and drive future growth.<\/p><p>All existing services of J-KEM\u2019s have been seamlessly continued by Atotech, effective August 1st. Additionally, J-KEM\u2019s customers now have full access to Atotech\u2019s regional and global product development, production and technical support capabilities, including its world class and accredited material science and analytical services.<\/p><p>Geoff Wild, Atotech\u2019s Chief Executive Officer, commented, \u201cWe are thrilled to add J-KEM\u2019s strong products and technologies to 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\u2019s 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.<\/p><p>\u201cThis 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.\u201d<\/p><p>Johan Lundqvist, J-KEM\u2019s Chief Executive Officer, added, \u201cWe are pleased J-KEM is joining the Atotech family, as it makes sense for both sides. J-KEM will contribute to Atotech\u2019s portfolio, and existing J-KEM customers will benefit from Atotech\u2019s best-in-class service. We look forward to being part of the Atotech team.\u201d<\/p><p>Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.<\/p><p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>","_et_gb_content_width":"","iawp_total_views":2,"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-51302","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-presseveroeffentlichungen"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.atotech.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51302","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.atotech.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.atotech.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.atotech.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.atotech.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=51302"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.atotech.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51302\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.atotech.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/48730"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.atotech.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=51302"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.atotech.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=51302"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.atotech.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=51302"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}