# Vital Thin Film Materials to acquire ceramic target business of Samsung Corning Advanced Glass

Vital Thin Film Materials, a unit of Vital Materials, entered a definitive agreement to acquire the ceramic target business division of Samsung Corning Advanced Glass, LLC, headquartered in Gumi, South Korea, on September 14, 2020.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2020-09-14
- Where: Gumi, South Korea
- Status: announced
- Products: ITO, IZO, IGZO ceramic targets, sputter targets
- Sectors: [Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics](https://endata.com/sectors/semiconductors-electronics.md), [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Companies

- [Vital Thin Film Materials](https://endata.com/companies/49881.md) (acquirer)
- [Samsung Corning Advanced Glass, LLC](https://endata.com/companies/49882.md) (target)

## Sources

- [vitaltfm.com](http://www.vitaltfm.com/ennews/index_100000007941438.html), 2020-09-14: "The synergies created by the acquisition will form a stronger and more reliable partner for new and existing customers around the globe."

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