TherMark License Partners with a Global Reach

TherMark is proud to be working with two global giants in the materials sciences industries who have licensed its technology: Ferro Corporation and Tesa AG.

Ferro markets the CerMark™ brand of laser marking materials and Tesa markets its own brand of tapes to industry for marking critical industrial parts.

Ferro Corporation
With 2005 sales of $1.9 billion, Ferro is a leading global producer of technology-based performance materials for manufacturers, ranking as the world’s largest supplier of:

• Electronic materials for passive components used in the manufacture of multilayer ceramic capacitors
• Specialty glass and colorants
• Ceramic glaze frit and stain technology
• Porcelain enamel frit

In the United States, Ferro holds strong market positions in polymer additives and specialty plastic compounds and colorants.

Ferro materials enhance the performance of products in a variety of end markets, including electronics, telecommunications, pharmaceuticals, building and renovation, appliances, automotive, household furnishings, and industrial products.

Headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, Ferro has global operations selling products in more than 100 countries and has approximately 6,800 employees.

Tesa AG
With corporate head quarters located in Hamburg, Germany, Tesa AG – a Beiersdorf company – is one of the leading globally active providers of adhesive solutions. At the same time Tesa is a global leading brand in adhesive tapes built on consistent quality and innovation.

Tesa represents 120 years of adhesive tape technology and today offers over 800 different kinds of adhesive tapes with 70 % of sales catering to industrial and 30 % to consumer applications.

Based on the core competences to develop specialty adhesive compounds and by employing specialized coating processes Tesa AG reached a corporate turnover of 696 million € in 2003. With 3,500 employees, Tesa is market leader in Europe and No. 2 world wide. Tesa products are sold in well over 100 countries by 50 affiliates and via exports supporting customers anywhere in the world.