According to Hyperion Catalysis, in exchange for certain payments, royalties and other consideration, the patent licence agreement provides that Showa Denko 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 Showa Denko will purchase Hyperion’s FIBRIL™ carbon nanotube-based products for resale along with its own line of carbon nanotube-based products. These licence and supply agreements will help Showa Denko and Hyperion to continue and grow their leading positions in the production, distribution and marketing of carbon nanotube-based products. Hyperion Catalysis and Showa Denko have also identified other areas of mutual interest and have initiated discussions regarding possible joint R&D projects.
Hyperion, which is headquartered in Cambridge Massachusetts, USA, has been manufacturing and selling its FIBRIL™ carbon nanotubes for a wide range of applications since 1983. Hyperion’s FIBRIL™ technology is a conductive, multi-walled carbon nanotube. FIBRIL™ nanotubes, pre-mixed, in a range of matrices and are used in a growing number of automotive, electronics and other applications. The FIBRIL™ nanotubes are used to impart electrical conductivity and other benefits that are related to the unique structure of the nanotubes.