October 11, 2007 — Specialty Coating Systems Inc. (SCS) has acquired Parylene Japan K.K. (PJKK) — a joint venture between SCS and Three Bond Co. Ltd. established in 1990 to provide world-class Parylene conformal coating services and technologies in Japan. Sole ownership of PJKK enables SCS to leverage more of its worldwide resources and capabilities in order to provide the best service and support for its global customers in the medical, automotive, electronics and military market segments.

Specialty Coating Systems will do business in Japan as Parylene Japan, Inc. (Nihon Parylene Kabushiki Gaisha in Japan) and will continue to be led by President Eddie Narita. The 10,000 square-foot Tokyo facility is ISO 9001:2000 certified and includes two Class 10K cleanrooms.

“Our customers in Japan will continue to receive outstanding Parylene coating services,” said Terry Bush, SCS President. “The acquisition of our long-term joint venture further establishes SCS’ foothold in Asia, a key component to SCS’ worldwide growth strategy.”