Press & News
August 2003
Oral presentation on hole injection in OLEDs by polyaniline: new
insights in dependance on OLED performance upon properties of the PAni HIL (J.Posdorfer on
SPIE 2003, August, full text
July 2003
Ormecon completed acquisitions in the printed circuit board
chemicals area and restructuring of the company. From now on, Ormecon will have 2
addititional subsidiaries in which Ormecon holds the majority and has the entrepreneurial
leadership position,
- Electronic Chemicals Unicron GmbH (Kirchheimbolanden near Alzey) which took
over the PCB (PWB) chemicals business of Unicron Surface Technologies, a subsidiary of
Cimatec;
- Ormecon Cirtech (Greeley, CO, USA) which took over the OMIKRON surface finish business
of Florida Cirtech.
With these 2 steps, completed both in the last week of July, Ormecon will be able to grow
its ORMECON CSN business faster and establish a worldwide marketing and customer support
for its now more than 120 customers of immersion tin surface finish in Europe, US / CAN
and Asia. Official press release to follow.
April 2003
200 S/cm reproducibly achievable and commercially available from now on.
February 2003
Three new investors are joining Zipperling Kessler as shareholders in Ormecon. The 3
venture capital companies Sustainable Asset Management (SAM, Zurich), the Canadian
(Quebec) Pension Fund CDPQ (Montreal) and the Franco-German Aventis subsidiary Future
Capital AG have closed a contract with Zipperling Kessler and Ormecon in November 2002,
which has been enforced now after approval by the EU commission. It is the joint goal of
the old and the new investors to provide capital for a quicker growth after the successful
first phase of market introduction.
July 2002
Invited talk (B. Wessling) at ICSM 2002, July, Shanghai; full text
Invited talk (B. Werner) on SPIE 2002, July, Seattle; full text
February 2002
"Commercialising
Conductive Polymers" Conference 11-12
February 2002 in Brussels: At this Conference, almost all key players of the industrial
world of Conducting Polymers will meet. Keynote speaker: Dr. Bernhard Wessling /
Ormecon
January 2002
Ormecon reached break even in 2001
November 2001
Dr. Wessling joined Germany's Chancellor Gerhard
Schroeder as a member of the industry & business delegation on his trip to China
Oct. 31st - Nov. 2nd, 2001
Pressemitteilung in deutsch
September 2001
Covion and Ormecon signed second, broader
license agreement.
Covion und Ormecon vereinbaren zweites, erweitertes
Lizenzabkommen.
August 2001
Chemische Werke Kluthe and Ormecon finish a joint development of new new
product: Hakudur OM /
Product info in English and German / Deutsche und englische Produktinfo
March 2001
Zipperling / Ormecon grant a license to
Bayer AG for the production of PEDT dispersions and blends.
Zipperling / Ormecon vergibt Lizenz an Bayer AG
zur Herstellung von PEDT-Dispersionen und -Blends.
March 2001
Publication in "Chemistry in Britain": Applications
of the Organic Metal Polyaniline, recent overview and basics
February 2001
Ormecon Chemie transfers a license
to the Finnish company Panipol
January 2001
A recent review article by Dr. Wessling "From conductive polymers to
organic metals" was published in January issue of "Chemical
Innovation", a magazine published by the American Chemical Society ACS, with an
introduction to field useful both for experts and non-experts
October 2000
Nobel Prize 2000 for Chemistry goes to A. Heeger, A. MacDiarmid and H.
Shirakawa. Congratulations also from
Ormecon!
August 2000
Ormecon grants a license to DuPont
August 2000
Ormecon presentation on the ASC meeting August 2000 was featured by an ACS press release
July 25th 2000
Covion Semiconductors acquires license on polyaniline for use as hole injection
layer in organic and polymeric LEDs / cooperation for production and further development: joint press release
further progress in market introduction of the Organic metal: press release by Ormecon Chemie
July 2000
SANYO Chemicals is cooperating with Ormecon and Nippon Ormecon in
the market introduction of the Organic Metal in Japan
July 2000
Ormecon and its research
partners presented 6 papers on the ICSM 2000
First Industrial Award
June 2000
Independent
institute certifies: ORMECON CSN is comparable with Ni/Au
April 24, 2000
Presentation about the Organic Metal on Spring Meeting of MRS (San Francisco)
February 2000
Presentation of a first application of the "Insulator-to-Metal" transition: a low-temperature sensor at the ICEC 18 / India
Jan 25, 2000
Market introduction progress in 1999
Nov 15, 99
News from "productronica 99":
performance, new applications of ORMECON CSN
November 1999
Progress in commercial applications: updated overview about industrial
objects in anti-corrosion (CORRPASSIV®) and PCB solderable surface
finishes (ORMECON® CSN)
October 20, 99
Ormecon exhibiting PCB solderable surface finish on "productronica 99"
Ormecon Chemie stellt Neuerungen bei lötfähiger Endoberfläche für
Leiterplatten vor: productronica 99 in München
September 99
Organic Metal presented at DuPont's
international press conference
Summer 99
Television reports about Ormecon (1999) (only in
German)
15th of February 1999
DuPont and Ormecon Chemie signed a broad marketing and R&D
cooperation agreement
DuPont und Ormecon Chemie vereinbaren eine breite Marketing- und
Forschungszusammenarbeit
27th of January 1999
"A Rising New Technology for modern printed circuit
boards"
(Electronic Times Korea, 4 February 1999)
12th of January 1999
Ormecon Chemie presenting on NAVY workshop on corrosion
20th of November 1998
Ormecon Chemie in Japan: Joint Venture "Nippon Ormecon"
becoming operative / First Reference Object completed, another five under way
Ormecon Chemie in Japan: Joint Venture "Nippon Ormecon"
in Gründung / Erstes Referenzobjekt fertiggestellt, weitere fünf in Arbeit
Ormecon Chemie and BLT: Young cooperation with British
distributor shows first success in UK / Organic Metal and tin as solderable surface finish
for printed circuit boards
Ormecon Chemie und BLT: Junge Zusammenarbeit mit britischem
Handelsunternehmen zeigt bereits erste Erfolge in UK / Organisches Metall und Zinn als
Endoberfläche für Leiterplatten
20th of July 1998
Chemische Werke Kluthe and Ormecon Chemie Signed a Sales
Cooperation Agreement
Chemische Werke Kluthe GmbH und Ormecon Chemie einig über
Zusammenarbeit im Vertrieb
20th of September 1998
Deutsche Bundesstiftung Umwelt fördert zum zweiten Mal ein Projekt der Ormecon Chemie zur
weiteren Entwicklung von CORRPASSIV
Pressemitteilung der Bundesstiftung Umwelt über ihre Förderpolitik und über Ormecon Chemie
German Environmental Foundation again financially supports further development of Ormecon's CORRPASSIV(tm) coating systems
Press release of the Foundation concerning their policy and about Ormecon Chemie (texts only in German)
20th of July 1998
Ormecon Chemie und DuPont: US-Konzern und deutsches
High-Tech-Unternehmen planen Zusammenarbeit bei Organischen Metallen
Bekanntgabe auf wissenschaftlicher Konferenz / Ormecon erwartet wirtschaftlichen
break even / „Neue Generation" des Organischen Metalls angekündigt
Ormecon Chemie and DuPont: US company and German
High-Tech company plan to collaborate in Organic Metals
Announcement was published on scientific conference / Ormecon expects financial
break even / "New Generation" of Organic Metals being announced
Philips (Holland): "Voll-Kunststoff"-Computer-Chip konstruiert
Organisches Metall als Leiterbahnstruktur; Kontakte zwischen Philips und Ormecon Chemie
Philips (Netherlands): "All-plastic" integrated circuit chip successfully constructed
Organic Metal serves as circuit structure. Contact between Philips and Ormecon Chemie
1st of July 1998
Schwarze Pumpe: Modernste Technologie auch im Korrosionsschutz / Organisches Metall schützt Biofilter
Schwarze Pumpe: Modern Technology also in Corrosion protection / Organic Metal protects Biofilter
5th of June 1998
Our new factory...
Unser neuer Betrieb...
20th of April 1998
Ormecon taking over polyaniline patents from
Monsanto and Allied Signal
Monsanto and Ormecon (Zipperling) signed a contract based on which Monsanto Company's Polyaniline business and its patents (including Allied Signal's) are taken over by Ormecon Chemie (Zipperling Kessler). Ormecon is now owning all patents of worldwide importance on the field of conductive polymers (Organic Metals).
Ormecon übernimmt Polyanilin-Patente von Monsanto und Allied Signal
Monsanto und Ormecon Chemie haben einen Vertrag unterzeichnet, nach dem Monsantos Polyanilin-Geschäft und -Patente (inkl. der Allied-Patente) von Ormecon bzw. Zipperling Kessler übernommen werden. Ormecon verfügt damit über alle Patente mit weltweiter Bedeutung auf dem Gebiet der leitfähigen Polymere (Organischen Metalle).
3rd of April 1998
Florida CirTech and Ormecon Chemie will jointly market ORMECON CSN
18th of March 1998
ORMECON CHEMIE on the Hannover Fair, 20.4.98 - 25.4.98
ORMECON CHEMIE auf der Hannover-Messe, 20.4.98 - 25.4.98
2nd of March 1998
ORMECON CHEMIE on the ENVITEC show in Düsseldorf, 2.3.98 - 6.3.98 (german press release)
13th of October 1997
Ormecon presenting Organic Metals for printed Circuit Board Manufacturing on the productronica '97 fair
2nd of July 1997
Ormecon Chemie and Ex-Chancellor Kohl
Ormecon Chemie und Ex-Bundeskanzler Kohl
26th of June 1997
B. Wessling lecturer at University of Hamburg
The Chemistry Faculty of the University of Hamburg just recently decided to invite Dr. Bernhard Wessling, President of Ormecon Chemie and Zipperling Kessler, to give a regular chemistry course for advanced students. From October 97 on, a lecture with the title "Organic Metals - a new class of materials / application, research, vision" will be given.
14th of April 1997
Ormecon Chemie on the "European Coatings Show":
Press Release / Presseerklärung
13th of March 1997
Our Team...
18th of January 1997
Ormecon Chemie at 'boot 97':
No Chance for Rust: Completely new Corrosion Protection System
for Boats, Yachts, and Ships
Ormecon Chemie auf der 'boot 97':
Dem Rost keine Chance: Völlig neuartiges Korrosionsschutz-System
für Boots- und Schiffsbau
1st of July 1996
Zipperling verkauft Masterbatch- und Compoundierbetrieb
Zipperling hat seinen Masterbatch- und Compoundierbetrieb an Clariant verkauft und wird sich nun mit der Ormecon Chemie aussschließlich auf Forschung, Entwicklung und Markteinführug organischer Metalle konzentrieren.
Zipperling sold compounding and masterbatch business
Zipperling sold its compounding and masterbatch business to Clariant and will now exclusively focus on research, development and market introduction of organic metals with its subsidiary Ormecon Chemie.
13th of March 1996
Zipperling formed new Company: Ormecon Chemie GmbH & Co., KG
20th of December 1995
Economic Newspaper 'Handelsblatt' published article about Polyaniline:
- Organische Metalle - Eine neue Werkstoffgruppe mit weitgespannten Möglichkeiten
- Organic metals - a new family of materials with a broad scope of application potential
This article (originally in German, here also available as English translation) was published in the leading German economic daily journal "HANDELSBLATT", 20th of Dec. 1995.
15th of December 1995
Press release concerning cooperation with Lehmann & Voss
10th of October 1995
Scientific American (German Edition) featured conductive polymers:
An article by Dr. Bernhard Weßling about polyaniline appeared in the German edition of Scientific American, "Spektrum der Wissenschaft"; the German abstract as provided by Spektrum's server during October 1995 and the English translation of the full text are available.
K'95 in Düsseldorf
The K'95 took place in Düsseldorf from 5.-12. October 1995.
Polyaniline and it's applications
Polyanilin und seine Anwendungen
- Neues Korrosionsschutzverfahren von Zipperling
- First organic metal ready for market
- Erfahrungsbericht über erste Anwendungen von CORREPAIR und CORRPASSIV
- Forschungskooperationen
- Zur Entwicklung des Polyanilins und des neuen Korrosionsschutzverfahrens