Kester Inc. headquartered in Itasca, Il USA and W. C. Heraeus GmbH, headquartered in Hanau, Germany have signed a global supply contract for the supply of solder powders for the manufacturing of Kester solder pastes products. Under the agreement Heraeus will supply all solder powders from Type 2 to Type 8 from its production plants in Europe and China to the solder paste manufacturing plants of Kester in the Americas, in Europe and in Asia. „We choose Heraeus as the most reliable and technology oriented supplier of solder powders in the market. With their proprietary technology and their complete product portfolio for standard, leadfree and fine pitch powders they are the best partner for Kester to enhance our competitive edge in these markets“ states Carmelle Giblin, Vice President & General Manager, Kester Inc. „We are very satisfied to partner with Kester Inc. a leading producer of solder paste in the electronic industry. This agreement demonstrates our success in the investment in technology and state of the art production sites for solder powders. We are committed to expand this business further“ states Dr. Ferdinand Bartels, Vice President Assembly Materials – Contact Materials Division.
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