Alent plc is a supplier of surface treatment plating

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assembly materials. The company was listed on the

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and was a constituent of the

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until it was acquired by Platform Specialty Products in November 2015.

History

The company was established as a supplier of materials which facilitate electrical connectivity. It remained under the ownership of Alpha Inc until that group was acquired by

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in 1984. The business was demerged when Cookson Group split into two businesses (Alent and Vesuvius plc) in December 2012.Cookson unveils demerger plans
The Telegraph, 1 November 2012 On 13 July 2015, it was announced that Platform Specialty Products would acquire Alent in a $2.1 billion deal. Following the acquisition the Enthone business (in addition to recently acquired businesses from OM Group, Inc.) will be merged with MacDermid to create a new market leader, while the Alpha division will remain as a standalone business for the foreseeable future. The transaction was completed in November 2015.

Operations

The company makes materials for the electronics, automotive, industrial/construction markets and comprises two business segments. * Enthone Inc. (Surface Chemistries) - a supplier of electro-plating chemistry to electronic, automotive and industrial end-markets. * Alpha Inc. (Assembly Materials) - a supplier of interconnect materials, primarily into the electronics market.

References

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