SOUTH PLAINFIELD, N.J. - Ferro Corp.’s Electronic Material Systems Group will increase fabrication prices of all precious metal and base metal powders and flakes sold globally by nine percent, effective June 1, 2007, or as contracts allow.
According to a statement released by the company, the price increase is due to inflated raw material, energy and conversion costs.
Ferro’s products include chemical mechanical planarization (CMP) slurries for semiconductors and advanced integrated circuits, metal pastes and powders for solar energy applications, advanced packaging and thick film conductors and dielectrics used in chip components and multilayer ceramic capacitors (MLCC) and surface finishing materials for LCD, hard disk and ophthalmic polishing.
Ferro Corp. is a global supplier of technology-based performance materials for manufacturers.