Entegris and Element Solutions Terminate Distribution Agreement

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Jun 05, 2023

Entegris, Inc. (NASDAQ: ENTG), a leading supplier of advanced materials and process solutions for the semiconductor and other high-tech industries, today announced that it has terminated its distribution agreement with MacDermid Alpha Electronics Solutions, a business unit of Element Solutions Inc (NYSE: ESI), in exchange for $200 million. Entegris has received $170 million at closing and the remainder will be paid at the conclusion of a transitionary period. This distribution agreement, originally entered into in 2003, provided Entegris the exclusive right to distribute MacDermid Enthone ViaForm® copper plating chemistries, which are used in front-end chip making electrochemical deposition processes. Entegris is committed to ensuring a smooth customer transition process in connection with this transaction.