# Element Materials Technology acquires assets of Durkee Testing Laboratories

Element Materials Technology has entered into an asset purchase agreement to acquire the assets of Durkee Testing Laboratories, a specialist provider of metallurgical investigation and testing services in Paramount, California. The acquisition will be integrated into Element's Huntington Beach laboratory.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2017-03-09
- Where: Paramount, California, United States
- Status: announced
- Products: metallurgical investigation, mechanical testing, chemical analysis
- Sectors: [Aerospace Components](https://endata.com/sectors/aerospace-components.md), [Automotive Components](https://endata.com/sectors/automotive-components.md)

## Companies

- [Element Materials Technology Group](https://endata.com/companies/17043.md) (acquirer)
- [Durkee Testing Laboratories](https://endata.com/companies/22738.md) (target)
- [Medical Device Testing Services](https://endata.com/companies/23333.md) (target)

## Sources

- [element.com](https://www.element.com/about-element/news/2017/03/07/durkee-testing-laboratories), 2017-03-09: "We are delighted to enter into this agreement with Durkee Testing Laboratories which for many years has been highly regarded for the high quality of service and customer experience they provide to their many clients."
- [element.com](https://www.element.com/about-element/news/2017/04/04/mdt-acquisition), 2017-04-04: "We are delighted to enter this agreement with MDT."

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