Hyperion Catalysis Signs Agreements with Showa Denko      

Hyperion Catalysis International, Inc. (Hyperion) announced on January 26th the company has concluded a patent license agreement and a supply agreement with Showa Denko K.K. (SDK) of Japan. In exchange for certain payments, royalties and other consideration, the patent license agreement provides that SDK will be able to sell carbon nanotube-based products for use within a defined field in plastics under Hyperion's extensive patent portfolio. The supply agreement provides that SDK will purchase Hyperion's carbon nanotube-based products for resale along with its own line of carbon nanotube-based products.
    These nanotube composites are in commercial use in a growing number of automotive, electronics and other applications.