CMP Slurry M&A/Entrants Impacting Cabot According to The Information Network.NEW TRIPOLI, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 24, 1998--Rapid consolidation of CMP CMP (cytidine monophosphate): see cytosine. (1) (CMP Media LLC, Manhasset, NY, www.cmp.com) Part of United Business Media, CMP is a leading integrated media company that offers a wide variety of publications and services in the information (Chemical Mechanical Planarization) slurry manufacturers coupled with a rash of new entrants will topple Cabot's (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :CBT) lead in the marketplace, according to the report CMP Technology: Competition, Products, Markets, recently published by The Information Network, a New Tripoli, PA-based market research company. "Cabot has long maintained a lead in the oxide marketplace, a coat-tail effect of being in the right place at the right time when IBM first initiated the CMP technology," notes Dr. Robert N. Castellano, President of The Information Network. "But things will change in 1999 as the impact of several mergers, acquisitions and chemical giants entering the market will be felt. In fact, Cabot's share of the oxide market has dropped from more than 90% in the mid '90s to 80% in 1998." Rohm and Haas Rohm and Haas Company (NYSE: ROH), a Philadelphia, Pennsylvania based company, manufactures miscellaneous materials. A Fortune 500 Company, Rohm and Haas employs more than 17,000 people in 27 countries. The annual sales revenue of Rohm and Haas stands at about USD 8.2 billion. (NYSE:ROH) bought a 31% share of Rodel, the number two player in the market, which in turn bought Solutions Technology, while ChemFirst's (NYSE:CEM CEM contagious equine metritis. CEM selective medium chocolate agar made with Eugon agar and 5% horse blood; used to cultivate Taylorella equigenitalis. ) EKC Technology bought Moyco's technology and Baikowski Chimie's operation. In mid-1998, Olin (NYSE:OLN) announced a joint venture with Wacker Wacker may refer to:
"German chemical Bayer has introduced a low-cost slurry that will change the landscape of the market," reports Dr. Castellano. "Other firms that have launched or are preparing CMP materials include AlliedSignal (NYSE:ALD ALD abbr. adrenoleukodystrophy ALD, n.pr See adrenoleukodystrophy. ALD aldolase. ), ACSI, DuPont (NYSE:DD), 3M (NYSE:MMM MMM Myeloid metaplasia with myelofibrosis, see there ), Nissan Chemical, Silbond, and Fujimi. In light if these entrants, not only will Cabot's share of 80% in the oxide and 55% in the metal slurry market drop, but competitive market pressures will decrease the overall slurry market in the coming years." The Information Network is a leading consulting and market research company addressing the semiconductor, computer, and telecommunications industries. CONTACT: The Information Network, New Tripoli Dr. Robert N. Castellano, 757/258-3738 http://www.theinformationnet.com E-mail - tin@theinformationnet.com |
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