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 Atotech head office Berlin | |
| Company type | Public |
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| NYSE: ATC | |
| Industry | Manufacturer and supplier of surface finishing solutions |
| Predecessor | Elf ATOChem (Aquitaine Total Organico) & M & T Harshaw |
| Founded | 1993 in Berlin, Germany |
| Headquarters | Berlin , Germany, Erasmusstrasse 20, 10553 |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people |
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| Products | Specialty chemicals, equipment and services used in the production of smartphones, communications infrastructure, cloud-computing infrastructure; and in automotive surface finishing and other general industrial end-markets |
Number of employees | Approximately 4,000 (End of 2020) |
| Website | www |
Atotech is an international speciality chemicals and equipment company. It provides chemistry and equipment for companies that manufacture printed circuit boards, IC-substrates and semiconductors; and also provides specialty chemicals and equipment for decorative and functional surface finishing in the automotive, construction, furniture and other industries.[1]
The company has manufacturing, technology centers, and sales and service sites in over 40 countries, including Germany, Czech Republic, Slovenia, Spain, China, Korea, Taiwan, Singapore, India, Japan, United States, Canada, Mexico and Brazil. Its headquarters is in Berlin, Germany.
The company is composed of two main business units: Electronics and General Metal Finishing. Of the over 4,000 employees, approximately 56% are in Asia; 35% are in Europe; and 9% are in the Americas.[2] The company owns approximately 2,300 patents.[3]
Atotech was founded in 1993, when ELFAtochem merged its M&T Harshaw operations with the electroplating division of Schering AG.[4][5]
Major competitors of Atotech are the US-based companies Element Solutions, DuPont, and the French company Coventya.
As of 2020, the company employed approximately 4,000 employees.[6]
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- ^ "The Company". Archived from the original on 2013-07-05. Retrieved 2013-07-08.
- ^ "Home". atotech.com.