# SDC Technologies acquires COTEC GmbH

SDC Technologies, Inc., parent company of FSI Coating Technologies, has acquired COTEC GmbH, an innovator in PVD and MLD materials for coatings in ophthalmic, precision optics, automotive and display markets.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2020-10-01
- Where: Bavaria, Germany, Germany
- Status: completed
- Products: PVD materials, MLD materials, hydrophobic coatings, oleophobic coatings, anti-reflective coatings
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Companies

- [Mitsui Chemicals](https://endata.com/companies/19809.md) (investor)
- [SDC Technologies, Inc.](https://endata.com/companies/50354.md) (acquirer)
- [COTEC GmbH](https://endata.com/companies/50355.md) (target)

## Sources

- [fsicti.com](https://fsicti.com/parent-company-sdc-technologies-acquires-cotec-gmbh-thin-film-and-coatings-technology/), 2020-10-05: "FSI Coating Technologies, Inc., the globally recognized leader in premium, high performance, anti-fog coating solutions announced today that parent company SDC Technologies, Inc. (SDC) acquired COTEC® Gmbh, an established innovator in the development and manufacture of high quality PVD and MLD mater"
- [sdctech.com](https://sdctech.com/sdc-technologies-acquires-cotec-gmbh-thin-film-and-coatings-technology/), 2020-10-05: "SDC Technologies, Inc. (SDC) the recognized global leader in premium, high-performance abrasion resistant coating solutions, has acquired COTEC GmbH, an established innovator in the development and manufacture of high quality PVD and MLD materials."
- [businesswire.com](https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20201005005983/en/Mitsui-Chemicals-Acquires-Hydrophobic-Anti-Reflective-Coatings-Maker-COTEC), 2020-10-06: "Mitsui Chemicals, Inc. today announced that group company SDC Technologies, Inc. has acquired COTEC GmbH."

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