# Ceratizit Group acquires Becker Diamantwerkzeuge

Ceratizit Group has acquired German tool manufacturer Becker Diamantwerkzeuge, which produces wear-resistant diamond and boron nitride tools for automotive, mechanical engineering, medical technology, and aerospace industries.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2017-01-09
- Where: Puchheim, Germany, Germany
- Status: completed
- Products: diamond tools, boron nitride tools, wear-resistant carbide tools
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md), [Automotive Components](https://endata.com/sectors/automotive-components.md), [Aerospace Components](https://endata.com/sectors/aerospace-components.md), [Medical Devices](https://endata.com/sectors/medical-devices.md)

## Companies

- [Ceratizit Group](https://endata.com/companies/16606.md) (acquirer)
- [Becker Diamantwerkzeuge](https://endata.com/companies/16607.md) (target)

## Sources

- [aerospacemanufacturinganddesign.com](https://www.aerospacemanufacturinganddesign.com/news/ceratizit-group-acquires-becker-diamantwerkzeuge-011217/), 2017-01-12: "On Jan. 9, 2017, the Ceratizit Group acquired the German company Becker Diamantwerkzeuge."

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