# Umicore expands semiconductor offering with bolt-on acquisition of Shinhao Materials

Umicore's Metal Deposition Solutions business unit expanded its semiconductor product offering through the earlier bolt-on acquisition of its Chinese partner Shinhao Materials LLC, which focuses on copper plating for advanced packaging.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2024-12-05
- Where: Wujiang, near Suzhou, China
- Status: completed
- Products: copper plating additives (IntraCu®), vacuum deposition technologies
- Sectors: [Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics](https://endata.com/sectors/semiconductors-electronics.md)

## Companies

- [Umicore](https://endata.com/companies/19787.md) (acquirer)
- [Shinhao Materials LLC](https://endata.com/companies/81564.md) (target)

## Sources

- [umicore.com](https://www.umicore.com/en/media/newsroom/umicore-expands-product-offering-for-semiconductors/), 2024-12-05: "Umicore’s business unit Metal Deposition Solutions (MDS) has expanded its product offering in the growing market of semiconductors with the earlier bolt-on acquisition of its Chinese partner Shinhao Materials LLC."

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