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Heraeus Materials Technology

…more than materials

The development of our civilization would have been unthinkable without metals. There is a good reason whythe phases in the development of mankind are typicallynamed after the materials used at the time. Just think of the Bronze or Iron Age for instance. Following thispattern, we are today in the middle of the PreciousMetals Age. In a time of an exponentially increasingrate of technological innovation, absolute mastery of precious metals is an elementary requirement.Without them, high-tech products cannot be de -veloped and manufactured. Bonding wires, strips, solder pastes, conductive adhesives, and stampedparts – no electronic equipment would functionwithout the countless individual components whichare based on precious metals.

Heraeus Materials Technology is today one of theleading companies worldwide for the customer spe-cific development and manufacture of sophisticatedsolutions for high-tech products based on preciousand platinum group metals and their alloys. The cornerstone for Heraeus, the globally successful precious metals and technology company, was laid

in the year 1856 by Wilhelm Carl Heraeus with the firstindustrial process for melting platinum.

Environment, mobility, communications, energy, and health: our high-tech products, which are largely invisiblefrom the outside, are indispensable components in a multitude of products for these areas of potential futuregrowth. The production sites for the processing of gold, silver and platinum group metals and also special metalsare to be found today throughout the world and are joinedin a closely woven network of companies.

The philosophy of the company is aimed at constant optimization for the customers’ benefit within a relationshipcharacterized by partnership. In the spirit of “OperationalExcellence,” we place customer requirements, processknowledge and methodology in the foreground on the basis of a broad technology portfolio. As a global technol -ogy leader, Heraeus Materials Technology has the goal ofbecoming the worldwide leader and the preferred partnerfor its customers by concentrating its competencies in allbusiness fields.

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Heraeus Materials Technology High-Tech Products based on Precious Metals

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Heraeus Materials Technology Key Markets and Industries

Automotive IndustryHeraeus Materials Technology develops and manufactures a wide variety of inno va -tive technological materials for the automotive industry in close cooperation withmanufacturers and suppliers. The technologies of Heraeus Materials Technologyare in action in several applications, e. g. in airbags, exhaust emission catalysts,glazing, engine controls, spark plugs, speedometers, power electronic moduls,steering, gear control units and other items of modern automobile electronics.

Electronics IndustryFor more than 20 years, the divisions of Heraeus Materials Technology havebeen counted among the leading manufacturers of innovative solutions for thepackaging industry. Indispensable and demanding materials and componentscharacterize the broad spectrum of products, from bonding wires for chips to rollclad strip products and platinum sensors for precise temperature measurements.

Semiconductor IndustryHeraeus Materials Technology takes a central position in the manufacture ofsemi-finished products and components for microelectronic units in the semi-conductor industry. Manufacturers trust the high level of competence, amongother things in the development of sputter targets for diodes, transistors, wafercoatings and resistors, or in flexible substrates as chip carriers or solder pastesand wires for the assembly of electronic circuits.

Communications and TelecommunicationsSeveral solutions are also developed for communications via computer, telephoneor satellite. Solder pastes, adhesives, switching, plugging, and sliding contactsserve in routers, GPS antennas and cell phones. Sputter targets ensure the datastorage surface on hard disks or the perfect surface coating for E-paper and display applications.

Additional Markets and Industries:Coating technologyFuel cellsChemical and pharmaceutical industryDental market and medical technology (health)

Printing industryEnergyResearch and developmentHousehold equipment industryHygieneCosmetics industry

Laboratory and analysisFood technology LED technologyAir and climate technologyAerospace

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Lamp and Lighting IndustryHigh competence in the processing of refractory metals such as niobium andtantalum make the Business Unit Special Metals Technology much in demandas a supplier for the lighting industry. The extremely temperature and corrosionresistant materials are used by many well known lamp manufacturers in theform of pins, formed parts and wires. In addition the Business Unit PackagingTechnology manufactures flexible substrates for LED lighting units.

Measurement, Control and Process TechnologyHigh precision is required in the area of measurement and control technology.Thus the Sensor Components Division, for example, is known for its extremelyprecise temperature sensors, the Business Unit Electro Technology for its specialpotentiometer wires of platinum alloys, and the Business Unit Precious MetalsTechnology as a supplier of high value precious metal components for flow measurement and the manufacture of sensors.

Glass IndustryAs an important partner of the glass industry, the Business Unit Precious Metals Technology produces individual parts or complete components for themanufacture of glass using specially developed platinum alloys. The market leader in coating solutions, the Business Unit Large Area Coating, supplies high purity sputter targets. These are indispensable for depositing a diversity of functional layers on industrial glass for use in specific applications, for instance, for filtering UV radiation or for the reduction of static charging.

Manufacture and processing of metalsMining industry and refiningMusic industry Optical and laser industryPhotovoltaic and solar industry

RecyclingX-ray technologyMelting technology Jewelry and semi-finished jewelry industry Writing utensil industry

Superconductor technologyTextile industryForming technology

Environmental Protection and Environmental TechnologyApart from dealing responsibly with the resources of our planet, active protectionof the environment through innovative solutions is of great importance. Catalystsystems based on platinum enable a considerable reduction in the release of industrial greenhouse gas in the form of N2O. Simultaneously millions of plati-num temperature sensors are in use in exhaust systems of motor and heavygoods vehicles to monitor turbochargers and diesel particle filters.

Contact Materials Division CMD

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In the competition for innovation between the manufac -turers in the areas of the automotive and semiconductorindustries, there is an increasing demand for electronic systems which are becoming smaller and smaller and moreand more efficient. At the same time, the demands on thematerials required have been increasing for years. With increasing integration densities, the demand for enhancedreliability properties of the functionality is growing.

The Contact Materials Division with its Business UnitsBonding Wires and Microbond Assembly Materials offerstop quality products tailor-made for these requirements of packaging technology in the electronics industry.

The Contact Materials Division is the leading manufacturerof materials for the electronic packaging and assembly industry in the automotive and semiconductor industries.

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Assembly MaterialsCMD-AM

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Markets and IndustriesAutomotive industrySemiconductor industryPower electronicsTelecommunications

Semiconductors and other components in electronic circuits must be reliably and permanently joined to their substrate. Rigid or flexible materials such as metals, ce ramics, or polymers come into consideration as carrier materials. A decisive factor is the choice of the optimal joining material and its compositiondepending on the nature of the components involved and their subsequent application.

Quality and process stability are the most important criteriain the choice of the materials. The Business Unit Microbond

Assembly Materials is specialized in the manufacture of joining materials for demanding applications.

The products are used in packaging technology, in the automotive and industrial electronics industries, and inthe semiconductor industry.

The product range includes solder and sinter pastes, fluxes,solder powders, balls and wires and also conductive andnon-conductive adhesives.

Non-conductive adhesive Sinter paste

Stacked chips connected by bonding wires Gold bonding wires

Bonding WiresCMD-BW

Markets and IndustriesSemiconductor industryAutomotive industryPower electronicsAerospace

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Microchips are at the heart of modern electronics. Theyenable efficient and reliable applications, e.g. in cell phones,computers, and laptops, video game consoles, or in modern LED lighting technology.

The bonding between the silicon chip and the substrateplays a key role. Up to several hundred bonding wires inone component ensure the transfer of information. Thesebonding wires are developed and produced to the highestquality by the Business Unit Bonding Wires.

The wires are of gold, aluminum, and copper, as well ascopper wires coated with palladium, each having a diameterof 8 to 500 microns depending on the type of material.These wires typically connect the pads on a silicon chip tothe next-level of interconnection that is either a leadframe,substrate on flexible circuit. These interconnections demanda higher level of quality and reliability. Depending on thechemical composition and the specific properties, thebonding wires are specially adapted to each bonding process and to the manufacturing conditions.

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Ceramic circuit

Power electronics is another growing market and the Business Unit Bonding Wires supplies products for this market.

Typical areas of application are circuits which are used inthe automotive industry. Electrical connections in modernengine and transmission control systems or ABS systemsare realized by aluminum wires.

In this area, the Business Unit Bonding Wires has an excellent position in the market and, by means of inno -

vations, generates further technological advantages forcustomers. Aluminium ribbons are a key enabler for advanced applications. These ensure high current transferwith high reliability.

The regenerative creation of energy and the trend to electro-mobility are additional market segments wheresuch bonding wires are required.

Markets and IndustriesSemiconductor industryAutomotive industryPower electronicsAerospace

Bonding WiresCMD-BW

Engineered Materials DivisionEMD

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The processing and fabrication of valuable, technically sophisticated materials mainly for use in technical appli-cations unites five Business Units to the largest Division of Heraeus Materials Technology, the Engineered MaterialsDivision. The product range of the Division is correspon-dingly broad. Precious and refractory metals and their alloys are processed, for example, to a wide variety ofsemi-finished products, coating systems, formed andstamped parts and to components or even complete units.For the most part the highly developed solutions are used

in electronic packaging. The applications are to be foundin very many industries and markets, ranging from the automotive industry, the lamp and lighting industry, themarket for laboratory and analytical equipment to the jewelry industry.

One common philosophy unites the Business Units: to selectthe optimum and most economical production techniquefrom a multitude of technical possibilities or to rapidly develop new innovative technical solutions.

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Electro TechnologyEMD-ET

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Semi-finished products, like wires, strips, pins and balls,are a central and significant element in achieving efficientand cost effective industrial fabrication. These precursormaterials are designed to match the finished product optimally in their form and dimensions.

The Business Unit Electro Technology has decades of experience in manufacturing semi-finished products. Comprehensive expertise in the materials and their processing techniques combined with high quality stand -ards enable the rapid development and production of customer specific solutions. The combination of good mechanical and electrical properties make precious metalssemi-finished products preferred functional components in

electronic applications, e. g. as contact materials. Due totheir outstanding corrosion resistance precious semi-finishedproducts maintain their excellent electrical properties evenunder harsh and corrosive con ditions. In the automotiveindustry, igniter wires ensure reliable activation of airbags,surface finished etched parts are used in efficient sesors,and multi-wire wipers are used as position generators, e.g.in fuel tank gages, accelerator pedals, steering wheelsand gear changes.

Versatility and the will to innovate – from the first develop-ment to the large project – make the Business Unit ElectroTechnology the preferred partner for industry.

Markets and IndustriesAutomotive and commercial vehicle industryElectronics industrySensor technologyEnergy

Slip ring for energy and signal transmission Spark plug with precious metal

electrode

Functional MaterialsEMD-FM

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Objects of jewelry are among the most beautiful productswhich can be manufactured from precious metals. Althoughthe Business Unit Functional Materials does not produceany jewelry itself, it offers a comprehensive range of semi-finished jewelry products in all established alloys. Sheets,wires, seamless tubes, brazes, rolled profile sections, andcoiled wires and tubes are fabricated to meet the individualrequirements of jewelry manufacture. Parts and components

of gold and platinum alloys for the Swiss clock and watchindustry and the premium brand cell phone Vertu extend theexclusive range of products in Europe. In Asia the productportfolio is rounded off by masteralloys for the productionof carat gold and silver alloys. In reprocessing old material,environmental standards are set by the use of the mostmodern technologies which also ensure the reliable recoveryof the precious metals from old gold, filings, and waste.

Dental alloys Components and the premium brand cell phone Vertu

Markets and IndustriesJewelry and semi-finished jewelry industrySwiss clock and watch and luxury goods industriesDental market

Precious Metals TechnologyEMD-PM

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The core competency of the Business Unit Precious Metals Technology is the development of customer specificsolutions using platinum, the platinum group metals, gold,silver, and their alloys.

Alloys based on platinum are very much in demand formanufacturing laboratory equipment such as crucibles,dishes and a wide range of customer specific productsand semi-finished products because of their good chemicalresistance to aggressive media and their ability to withstandhigh temperatures. By means of a specially developed process, dispersion hardened platinum materials (DPH)are produced which withstand very severe loadings andtem peratures up to 1,700°C. These materials are used, for example, in glass fiber bushings or in feeder systems

for the glass industry. Individual components are eitherlined with the resistant alloys or complete components are supplied which are ready for use.

A very important field of business of this versatile BusinessUnit is providing catalytic systems of platinum alloys forthe industrial oxidation of ammonia and the manufactureof hydrogen cyanide. Furthermore, with the latest catalysttechnology the greenhouse gas N2O (laughing gas) is removed from the ammonia oxidation process.

Thanks to Heraeus expertise, even the pen points for writing utensils have high resistance to wear and ensurethe precise appearance of the script.

Markets and IndustriesLaboratory and analysisChemical and pharmaceutical industriesGlass and ceramic industries

Pen point of ruthenium-osmium alloyCatalyst gauze of platinum alloy

Packaging Technology EMD-PT

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Various material combinations in the smallest space with high complexity and extreme precision: that is thechallenge which the Business Unit Packaging Technologyhas taken up with enormous success for years. The inno-vative products are used in several industries as semi-finished products, precision stamped parts, flexible substrates, stamped circuit boards (SCB) and also asmicro-metal composite parts.

Sound materials expertise, comprehensive analysis capa -bilities, and the high level of vertical integration in theproduction offer unique possibilities to develop customeroriented solutions. Diverse manufacturing techniques,such as roll cladding, etching, electroplating, precision

lamination, bending and stamping, micro-stamping, andmicro-injection molding are used as the relevant applicationrequires. The high level of quality is reflected in millionsof applications in the field of automotive electronics, forexample, roll clad strips for electronic circuits and also for the purpose of radiation reflectors in unique researchprojects such as the CERN particle accelerator of the European Nuclear Research Centre. SCB technology isspecially designed for small circuits. In this way millionsof parts in metal-plastic combinations can be structuredand laminated in a very efficient production process. Flexible substrates for RFID applications ensure, for instance, the storage of biometric data in modern identitycards and passports.

Markets and IndustriesAutomotive and commercial vehicle industryLED technologyRegenerative energiesRFID

Flexible substrates Roll clad strips

Special Metals TechnologyEMD-ST

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The Business Unit Special Metals Technology is in demandwhen it is a question of the highest technical requirementsin the application of refractory metals. They include thehigh melting, non-precious metals such as niobium andtantalum which are characterized by melting points over2,500°C. These are especially suitable for use in thelighting industry where they may be exposed to extremetemperatures. Inside the lamps from many well-known manufacturers these metals ensure the desired lighting intensity when they are applied in the form of strips, bentparts, caps, wires, tubes, stamped parts, or pins. Besides

many years experience in the processing and finishing ofmetallic materials and its own melting capability, theBusiness Unit Special Metals Technology is also a com -petent partner for surface coatings. Strips and pins in numerous geometries are coated with precious and specialmetals either in the pure form or in alloys and oxides.

A special field is melting high purity niobium ingots.These are processed to semi-finished products, for exam-ple, seamless tubes or formed parts, which are used inparticular in high frequency superconducting applications.

Markets and IndustriesLamp and lighting industryCoating technologyElectronics industryMelting technologySuperconductor technology

Niobium-zirconium caps for use in the interior of lamps Lamp

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Sensor Components Division SCD

The Sensor Components Division is specialized in micro-structured thin and thick film systems of precious metalsand is the market and technology leader in the field of platinum temperature measurement. This provides thebasis for the production, among other things, of severalmillion platinum sensors per annum for temperature andflow measurements. The sensors, which are only a few millimeters in size, register very small temperature changesfrom -196°C to +1,000°C extremely rapidly and precisely.Because of their stability and precision, they are the firstchoice for customers in the automotive and commercial

vehicle industry, measurement control and process techno-logy and in the household appliance industry. Here theyprovide a valuable contribution to energy saving, the reduction of environmental pollution, process security, or simply for improving personal comfort.

The intelligent solutions are also employed in multi-sensor platforms where they serve other manufacturers as the basis for the production of gas sensors and also for analytical processes in aqueous media in medical and biotechnology.

Markets and IndustriesAutomotive and commercial vehicle industryMeasurement, control, and process technology Heating, air conditioning, ventilationProcess industry

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Sensor Components Division SCD

The basis for the development of these high precision products is our globally unique expertise in the productionof layer combinations of ceramic, metal, and glass that arestable at high temperatures. Quality plays a central role inall business processes of the Sensor Components Division.

In order to manufacture products in large series with constant high quality every process step must be plannedexactly and possible risks must be known in advance. Forthis reason the quality management system is certified notonly according to ISO 9001:2008 but also according to

the strict requirements of the automotive specificationISO/TS 16949.

In addition to the successful standard products, the SensorComponents Division expends much effort in the develop-ment of customer specific and future oriented solutions.In this way the core competencies have already beentransferred successfully to medical and biotechnology. For example, in close collaboration with customers biochips of the newest generation are being created.

Bio-sensors: Development and design of the Heinz Nixdorf Chair of

Medical Electronics (Prof. Dr. B. Wolf), TU Munich

Heater

Markets and IndustriesMedical technologyElectronics industryHousehold appliances industry

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Thin Film Materials DivisionTMD

Vacuum coating processes are used in a multitude of keyindustries where they are an indispensable constituent ofthe manufacturing process. The coatings, which are some-times only a few millionths of a millimeter thick, are deposited onto glass panes, electronic components, magnetic data storage media and plastic surfaces or are used in the production of solar cells.

One of the most significant industrial coating technologiesis the so-called sputtering process. This coating processenables a precise control of the coating thickness and isused when homogeneous and resistant coatings are required.During the sputtering process, atoms are removed from aprecursor material, called the sputtering target, by direct

bombardment with high energy ions. The material atomsare then deposited onto the substrate forming a functionallayer that has the desired properties.

The Business Units of the Thin Film Materials Divisioncorrespond to the industrial applications: Electronics,Large Area Coating, and Magnetic Data Storage. The Division is a leader in the development and manufactureof high purity coating materials and sputter targets. TheThin Film Materials Division is a globally competent partnerfor customer specific coating solutions thanks to its com-prehensive technological expertise, pronounced customerorientation, high rate of innovation, and a global networkof development centers, production and sales locations.

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ElectronicsTMD-ELC

The Business Unit Electronics is a global leader in theproduction of sputter targets for coating electronic com -ponents and substrates for the display industry. Productionfacilities and bond shops are strategically located in Asia,Europe, and North America, providing local support to global customers. State-of-the-art production technologies,such as vacuum melting and powder metallurgy, are usedto produce high purity materials in customer-specific geometries, compositions, and purities.

The areas of application for sputter targets are just as varied as the products of the electronics industry – from

passive elements such as sensors and resistances via diodes and microchips to elements for optoelectronics. The booming market for the display industry poses specialrequirements for the dimensions of the sputter targets.The continually increasing display areas for televisions require the constant adjustment of the size of the sputtertargets while maintaining quality. Increasingly, rotatabletargets are being used which require special productiontechniques such as plasma spraying because of theirshape. Key technologies such as LCD, PDP, OLED, TouchPanel or Electronic Paper would be unthinkable withoutsputter targets.

Markets and IndustriesElectronics industryDisplay industry

TFT display Electronic components

Large Area Coating TMD-LAC

It has been a long time since window and architecturalglass only consisted of glass. Extremely thin coating systems give glass panes exceptional capabilities whilefulfilling architectural design requirements. They insulateagainst cold, protect from the sun’s rays and thus contrib -ute to energy saving in modern buildings. Reflective, antireflective or scratch resistant surfaces are just a fewexamples of the numerous application possibilities. Thesputtering process is also used in the production of solarcells, in particular thin film photovoltaic. Sputtering permits, among other things, the deposition of transparentconductive coatings as electrodes, or the production ofcoatings which reduce reflection and thus minimize losses

and increase the efficiency of the cells. The efficiency of a solar cell is therefore decisively influenced by the qualityof these coatings and is thus to a large extent dependenton the coating material used. Heraeus has been a leadingsupplier and development partner for the glass and photo-voltaic industries since the start of industrial use of largearea coating. Heraeus has continually extended its globalmarket leadership by the development of numerous inno-vative coating materials. The product portfolio includessputter targets of precious and non-precious metals, alloysand ceramics which are produced as planar or rotatabletargets up to a length of four meters.

Markets and IndustriesGlass industrySolar industry

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Photovoltaic modules Architectural glass

Magnetic Data StorageTMD-MDS

For more than 50 years, hard disk drives have been quietlydoing their job: storing vast amounts of data in millions ofPCs, laptops, servers and consumer electronic devices. Tomeet the ever-increasing demand for data storage, hard diskdrive makers continue to strive for higher storage capaci-ties and higher areal densities. As the world’s largest –and most experienced – supplier of sputtering targets tothe hard disk drive industry, the Business Unit MagneticData Storage understands the complex metallurgy that isrequired for the continuously changing generations of harddisk drives. The hard disk, made from a substrate materialsuch as glass or aluminum, contains thin layers of magneticmaterial which are sputtered onto its surface. Several

different materials are used for the various functional layers, but the recording layer is made from platinum-containing alloys.

With a broad portfolio of precious- and non-preciousmetal-based alloys, Heraeus sputtering targets are custom-engineered to meet the most exacting specifications fromtheir customers. The advanced manufacturing processes,metallurgical expertise, sophisticated materials procure-ment capability and rigorous quality control make HeraeusThin Film Division, Business Unit Magnetic Data Storagethe right partner for delivering quality sputtering targets to the hard disk drive industry.

Markets and IndustriesCommunications and telecommunications industryElectronics industry

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Network Data Storage technology Hard disk with read/write head

Precious Metal ServicesPrecious Metal Trading

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Worldwide Trading Units

Hanau (Germany)New York (USA)Hong Kong (China)Shanghai (China)

In close collaboration with the associate company HeraeusPrecious Metals and the Trading Division, the provision ofthe Heraeus production facilities with precious metals – i.e.,in most cases, with their most important raw materials – isensured. Moreover, the highly specialized employees of theTrading Division manage all the risks associated with thequality of the precious metals, price variations and the necessary financing.

All precious metal streams in the Heraeus Group come together in the Precious Metal Trading. This applies bothfor purchases and for sales. Within a few moments thedealers react to price movements on the international financial markets and are thus in a position to offer Heraeus customers at all times competitive prices for

gold, silver and the platinum group metals. With tradingoffices in Shanghai, Hong Kong, Hanau and New York,Heraeus covers all time zones and can offer customers a comprehensive service which extends beyond state frontiers and economic systems.

Amongst the customers of the Precious Metal Trading arenot only the Divisions with their Business Units and theircustomers but also companies that simply wish to purchaseraw materials from Heraeus or to complete hedging deals.Additionally there are also the institutional investors whobuy physical precious metals or who maintain weight accounts. Heraeus also offers investment bars to private customers. These are supplied by banks and precious metal traders in many parts of the world.

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Gold grains Heraeus platinum bars

Precious Metal Services Recycling

The mastery of the complete precious metal cycle offersenormous advantages for the customers of Heraeus MaterialsTechnology. Very close cooperation with the associate com-pany Heraeus Precious Metals guarantees the control of allsteps in the production chain and thus the highest qualityof the products at all times.

The extraction of the precious metals marks the beginning ofthe cycle. Risks regarding price fluctuations are eliminatedby long-term supply contracts with mining companieswhich, together with the recycling, ensure access to thenecessary raw materials. The precious metal managementoperates as the control center during the complete cycle.For instance, it controls purchasing and selling through

the Precious Metal Trading or the return delivery of products containing precious metals. In refining, the precious metals are extracted from the ores or primary metals in the required degree of purity. Heraeus MaterialsTechnology then uses them to manufacture innovative andtechnologically demanding products for the various key mar -kets. The reclamation of precious metals from productionresidues or used products is of decisive economic and ecological significance. This is where the precious metalcycle completes its circuit through recycling and refining.The great strength of the company lies in the generation of worldwide uniform standards, production processes and purities.

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Ag AuIr OsPd PtRh Ru

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Precious metals

Extract from the periodic table of the elements Precious metal sponge

As the specialist for high-tech products and innovativematerials within the Heraeus Group, Heraeus MaterialsTechnology is represented in many markets. Some of thesemarkets are currently developing into fields with specialworldwide economic importance for the future. Energy,mobility, communications, health and environment are the mega-trends which specially motivate the innovativeproducts of Heraeus Materials Technology.

EnvironmentOne of the greatest challenges of the present is to live in equilibrium with our environment. Platinum gauzescombined with precious metal coated ceramic spheres as secondary catalysts reduce the harmful greenhouse gas N2O and thus contribute to environmental protection.

EnergyRenewable energies offer the answers to urgent questionsas to the nature of future energy supplies. In close collab -oration with the photovoltaic industry, the Business UnitLarge Area Coating is developing targets for the productionof semiconductor coatings used, for example, in thin filmphotovoltaic modules.

The Business Unit Packaging Technology produces flexiblesubstrates as joining elements between the solar cells oras support material for very small cells. Furthermore in thebooming field of wind turbines, the Business Unit ElectroTechnology supplies the necessary electroplated preciousmetal coatings and sliding contacts for transmitting electrical signals for the pitch control of the rotor blades.

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Mega-Trends

Heraeus secondary catalysts

Components for lighting technology:

Energy efficiency and increasing

service lives require special materials.

The Business Unit Special Metals

Technology develops pins, formed

parts, and wires of niobium, tanta-

lum and platinum which play an

important role in lighting technology

because of their high resistance to

temperature and corrosion.

Mega-TrendsEnvironmentEnergyHealthCommunicationsMobility

HealthHeraeus Materials Technology supplies a range of innova-tive products for the health market which has great potentialfor the future. For example, many manufacturers in thedental industry use the semi-finished products of the Business Unit Functional Materials in the form of grains,profiles or wires in order to make their products more durable and more resistant.

High precision temperature sensors from the Sensor Components Division ensure reliable measurements in dialysis systems, anesthetic evaporators or analysis anddiagnostic systems. Furthermore, the micro-structured pre-cious metal thin film technology is currently being used asthe basis for the new development of highly modern biochips.

MobilityA large number of products from Heraeus Materials Technology are also to be found in automobiles – precisionstamped parts, gold, aluminum and copper ribbons, rollclad strips, flexible substrates, bonding wires, conductiveadhesives, or platinum temperature sensors. They primarilyensure the smooth functioning of the electrical systemsbut are also responsible for the safe ignition of the airbagor the clean operation of the diesel particle filter.

CommunicationsSimilar basic products, but modified to match the applica-tion, are also used in communications technology. Thussputter targets enable the hard magnetic storage layers on hard disks.

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Electronic components are

essential to achieve a perfect

symbiosis between the electric

motor and generator in hybrid

power systems

Modern multi-sensor biochip

Heraeus Materials Technology Worldwide Locations

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Heraeus Drijfhout B.V.Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Heraeus Materials Technology GmbH & Co. KG(CMD, EMD, SCD, TMD)Hanau/Kleinostheim, Germany

Heraeus S.A.S. Courtaboeuf Cédex, France

Heraeus PSP France Grey-sur-Aix, France

Argor-Heraeus SAMendrisio, Switzerland

Heraeus Iberia S.A.Madrid, Spain

Heraeus S.p.A.Cavenago Brianza, Milan, Italy

Heraeus Vectra do Brasil Ltda.São Paulo, Brazil

Production/sales locations

Sales companies

Joint ventures

Heraeus Metal Processing LLC Santa Fe Springs, CA, USA

Heraeus Materials Technology LLCChandler, AZ, USA

Heraeus Sensor Technology USANorth Brunswick, NJ, USA

Heraeus South Africa (Pty) Ltd.Dunswart, South Africa

You can find further locations at:www.heraeus-materials-technology.com/locations

Heraeus Oriental HiTech Co. Ltd.Incheon, Korea

Heraeus K.K.Tokyo, Japan

Heraeus Zhaoyuan PM Materials Co. Ltd. Zhaoyuan, PR China

Heraeus Materials Tech. Shanghai Ltd.Shanghai, PR China

Heraeus Zhaoyuan Changshu Ltd. Changshu, PR China

Heraeus Materials Tech. Shanghai Ltd.Sihui, PR China

Heraeus Materials Tech. Taiwan Ltd. Taipei, ROC Taiwan

Heraeus Electronic Materials Philippines Inc.Cavite, The Philippines

Heraeus Ltd. Heraeus Tech CentreFanling, Hong Kong

Heraeus Materials IndonesiaTangerang, Province Banten, Indonesia

Heraeus Materials Singapore Pte. Ltd. Singapore, Singapore Heraeus Materials Singapore Pte. Ltd.Techplace II/Corporation Place, Singapore

Heraeus Material St. PetersburgSt. Petersburg, Russia

Ravindra Heraeus Private Ltd. Udaipur, India

Choksi Heraeus Private Ltd. Udaipur, India

Production locations

HMT-SCD-HSTHeraeus Sensor Technology GmbHGermany

Organization Chart

Business Units


HMT-CMDHeraeus Materials Technology GmbH & Co. KGContact Materials DivisionGermany

HZCM-AM,-BWHeraeus Zhaoyuan ChangshuElectronic Mat. Co., Ltd.PR China

HZPM-AM,-BWHeraeus Zhaoyuan PreciousMetals Mat. Co. Ltd.PR China

HOT-BWHeraeus Oriental HiTec Co., Ltd.Korea

HMSL-AM,-BWHeraeus MaterialsSingapore Pte. Ltd.Singapore

HEP-AM,-BWHeraeus Electronic Mat.Philippines Inc.The Philippines

HMTN-CH-AMHeraeus Materials Technology LLC AZ, USA

Contact Materials Division (CMD)

AM Assembly Materials BW Bonding Wires

Business Units


HMT-EMDHeraeus Materials Technology GmbH & Co. KGEngineered Materials DivisionGermany

AH-FMArgor-Heraeus SA*Switzerland

HMTS-PMHeraeus Materials Tech.Shanghai, Ltd.PR China

HMTS-STHeraeus Materials Techn.Shanghai, Ltd.Sihui, Shanghai, PR China

HLH-FMHeraeus Ltd.Hong Kong

CHL-ET, -FMChoksi Heraeus Private Ltd.*India

RHL-PM, -FMRavindra Heraeus Private Ltd.*India

HMP-PMHeraeus Metal Processing LLC CA, USA

HVB-PMHeraus Vectra do Brasil Ltda.*Brazil

Engineered Materials Division (EMD)

ET Electro Technology

FM Functional Materials

PT Packaging Technology PM Precious Metals Technology ST Special Metals Technology

Sensor Components Division (SCD)

Business Units

Production/sales locations

HMT-TMDHeraeus Materials Technology GmbH & Co. KGThin Film Materials DivisionGermany

HMTS-TMDHeraeus Materials Tech.Shanghai, Ltd.PR China

CHL-TMDChoksi Heraeus Private Ltd.*India

HMSL-TMDHeraeus Materials Singapore Pte. Ltd.Singapore

HMTT-TMDHeraeus Materials Tech. Taiwan Ltd.Taiwan

HMTN-CH-TMDHeraeus Materials Technology LLCAZ, USA

Thin Film Materials Division (TMD)

ELC Electronics LAC Large Area Coating MDS Magnetic Data Storage

* Joint ventures

Heraeus Materials Technologywww.heraeus–materials-technology.com

Contact Materials Divisionwww.heraeus-contactmaterials.com

Engineered Materials Divisionwww.heraeus-engineered-materials.com

Sensor Components Divisionwww.heraeus-sensor-technology.com

Thin Film Materials Divisionwww.heraeus-targets.com

Recyclingwww.heraeus-recycling.com

Precious Metal Tradingwww.heraeus-trading.com

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Heraeus Materials Technology

GmbH & Co. KG

Heraeusstr. 12 – 14

63450 Hanau, Germany

Phone +49 6181.35-0

Fax +49 6181.35-3131

[email protected]

www.heraeus-materials-technology.com

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