Materials Manufacturer Announces Name Change

President and COO Todd Irion (left) and VP of Strategy Yohei Hamano (right) in front of EMS headquarters in Delaware, Ohio. Photo courtesy of Nagase America.

Engineered Material Systems, Inc. (EMS) (Delaware, Ohio, USA), a global formulator and manufacturer of adhesives, conductives, and encapsulants, announced that it will become Nagase ChemteX America Corporation (NCU), effective January 1, 2021. The upcoming name change is meant to “[signify] its deepening integration with Japanese-based parent company, NAGASE,” the company said in a statement.

For more than two decades, EMS has formulated state-of-the-art acrylics, epoxies, silicones and urethanes for a wide range of markets, including appliance, automotive, filter, lighting, medical, and microelectronics. As Nagase ChemteX America Corporation, the company says it plans to continue its customer-centric business model while leveraging the resources and technologies as part of the NAGASE Group family.

Founded in Kyoto, Japan in 1832 as a specialized purveyor of dyes and chemicals, NAGASE has more than 100 group companies in its portfolio and employs more than 6,000 team members. Spanning 27 countries and regions, NAGASE is a public company with $8 billion in annual revenue.

Source: Nagase America, https://nagaseamerica.com.