The electronic grade of Polyaniline is a water-based dispersion, with controllable conductivity and fine colloidal particle size enabling outstanding performance as a buffer and hole injection layer for OLED applications. The move by Covion further strengthens its market position as the leading large scale manufacturer in advanced materials for OLED and thin film electronics applications.

Already in pilot scale manufacture, PANI offers significantly improved electronic performance, longer reliable service life and easier device manufacture for OLEDs.

Specially designed for passive matrix devices, PANI can also be beneficial in active matrix applications, as it offers both high resistivity required for passive matrix and the high conductivity needed for active matrix devices.

Ormecon Chemie is one of the recognised market leaders in conductive polymers, with a product family built around the world’s first commercially available organic metal. Beyond the new agreement, a long-term R+D and manufacturing relationship is envisaged by both partners, to combine the expertise of Covion in organic LED and Ormecon in conductive polymers.

Covion Managing Director Dr. Hermann Schenk noted that the agreement with Ormecon emphasised the increasing breadth of Covion’s product portfolio. He said: "This is an exciting new technology to serve the rapidly-growing thin film electronics and OLED sector. We’re delighted to be working with Ormecon Chemie and driving PANI’s manufacture for this fast-developing sector".

Dr. Bernhard Wessling, Ormecon’s President and Managing Partner, said: "With their technology, proven manufacturing capacity and quality, Covion is the logical partner to work with us on the development and commercial scale-up of electronic grade PANI".