AZ Electronic Materials

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AZ Electronic Materials

AZ Electronic Materials is a chemical company that manufactures photoresists.

It produces and sells specialty chemical materials used in the manufacture of integrated circuits and flat panel displays.[1]

AZ is owned by Merck.

History[edit]

The company was established as a division of Hoechst.[1] The name of the company is derived from the organic compound diazo.[2]

It was acquired by Clariant, a Swiss specialty chemicals business.

It was bought with funds controlled by the Carlyle Group.[1] Vestar Capital Partners took a stake in the company.[1] It was listed on the London Stock Exchange.[3]

Merck KGaA announced the successful acquisition of AZ Electronic Materials.[4]

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