Clariant Acquires Nano-Silver Ink Technology From Bayer

ZURICH -- Clariant AG (CLN.VX) Tuesday said it acquired the nano-silver ink technology platform developed under the trademark Bayink from Germany's Bayer AG (BAYN.XE) for an undisclosed sum.

MAIN FACTS:

- The transaction comprises all patents, know-how and materials related to Bayer's nano-silver ink technology.

- Clariant will continue to work closely with existing customers and cooperation partners to further develop nano-silver inks and its applications.

- "The acquisition will strengthen our portfolio of new materials for the electronics and energy markets", said Christian Kohlpaintner, Member of the Executive Committee.

- Nano silver inks are printable on various substrates like polymers, glas, or silicon, and are applicable in a wide variety of emerging applications for printed electronics, e.g., printed circuit boards, radio frequency identification devices (RFID) or photovoltaic panels.

- Nano-silver inks provide excellent conductivity by spending fewer amounts of precious metal using advanced printing technologies such as ink-jet or aerosol printing.

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