Solder market in flux as Harima acquires Henkel

Japanese solder producer Harima Chemicals Group has announced the acquisition of the solder business of Henkel AG, Germany.  The acquisition is part of Harima’s global expansion plans, increasing their current revenue base in this sector from $43.5 million in...

MacDermid Alpha acquire Kester solder

US solder producer Kester has announced its acquisition by Element Solutions Inc (ESI), owner of MacDermid Alpha, effective December 2nd 2019. MacDermid Alpha is already one of the world’s leading solder producers, with global operations headquartered in the US....

Cookson upbeat on solder sales

In an interim management statement released on 10 November Cookson Group plc said that trading conditions for its electronics division had improved since it last reported in August, although some other parts of the group’s business were experiencing more...