ESK Ceramics GmbH & Co. KG

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ESK Ceramics GmbH & Co. KG is a world-leading supplier of advanced ceramic products for industrial applications, and a specialist in the field of electroless nickel coatings. Our extensive range of materials comprises borides, carbides and nitrides, for example boron carbide, boron nitride, silicon carbide, silicon nitride or titanium diboride. Our product portfolio includes 18 registered trademarks and 10 specialized, applications-oriented ceramic materials used by customers from over 30 industries around the world. Furthermore, ESK continually develops innovative product solutions in cooperation with customers and international research institutes, and enables new manufacturing processes in various industries. ESK was founded in 1922 and now employs over 700 people at its headquarters in Kempten (Allgäu/South Germany and its subsidiary in Bazet (France). Since August 2004, ESK has been a wholly owned subsidiary of Ceradyne. Inc., which is based in Costa Mesa (California, USA) and publicly listed on the US NASDAQ technology stock exchange. Ceradyne has over 2,500 employees at a total of 14 sites worldwide. Its sales in 2007 reached USD 756 million (approx. EUR 480 million).