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[Oct 2005]
Heraeus Acquires BASF's Ceramic Decoration Colour Business
The precious metals and technology company W.C. Heraeus GmbH (Hanau, Germany) has acquired BASF's ceramic decoration colour business.
The sale comprises the decoration colour business for glassware, ceramics and porcelain. It does not include any of BASF's facilities or personnel. BASF's Sicocera F stains for the floor tile industry are not affected by the sale and the brand name Sicocera remains with BASF. Heraeus will manufacture the acquired decoration colour ranges at Heraeus Schauer in Vienna, Austria. Financial details were not disclosed.
Acquisition of this business, said Heraeus, has strengthened its position as one of the world's leading manufacturers of high quality decoration colours for ceramics and glassware and allowed its Ceramic Colours Division to continue on its growth course. The BASF decoration colour business nicely complements and completes Heraeus's existing colour range, for example with lead-free onglaze colours and a resistant onglaze colour series.
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