# Showa Denko acquires 50% stake in AMI Automation

Showa Denko acquired 50% ownership in AMI Automation, headquartered in Monterrey, Mexico, effective February 5, 2021. Showa Denko has an option to acquire the remaining 50% within five years.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2021-02-05
- Where: Monterrey, Mexico, Mexico
- Status: completed
- Products: automation and control solutions, electrode regulation systems, EAF optimization services
- Sectors: [Automation and Robotics](https://endata.com/sectors/automation-robotics.md)

## Companies

- [Showa Denko Group](https://endata.com/companies/577.md) (acquirer)
- [AMI](https://endata.com/companies/41092.md) (target)
- [AMI Automation](https://endata.com/companies/41611.md) (target)

## Sources

- [resonac.com](https://www.resonac.com/news/2021/02/08/1157.html), 2021-02-08: "Showa Denko (SDK) (TOKYO: 4004) has acquired 50% ownership in AMI Automation, headquartered in Monterrey, Mexico, effective on 5th February 2021."
- [amiautomation.com](https://amiautomation.com/ami-forms-joint-venture-with-showa-denko/), 2021-02-08: "AMI Group, headquartered in Monterrey, Mexico, has sold 50% of AMI Automation, an industrial automation company, to Showa Denko (SDK), effective on February 5th, 2021."
- [truenorthcp.com](https://truenorthcp.com/2021/02/12/truenorth-advises-showa-denko-k-k-on-its-50-acquisition-of-ami-automation/), 2021-02-12: "SDK will continue to advance graphite electrode performance and provide more solution-based services that will improve EAF steelmaking efficiency."

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