Integral Technologies, Inc. and Hanwha L&;C Announce Signing of Letter of Intent to Manufacture and Distribute Elect
February 01, 2012 10:20 ET
Integral Technologies, Inc. and Hanwha L&C Announce Signing of Letter of Intent to Manufacture and Distribute ElectriPlast™ in Asia
BELLINGHAM, WA--(Marketwire - Feb 1, 2012) - [ Integral Technologies, Inc. ] (
Hanwha L&C's desire to enter into an LOI followed the results of independent testing of ElectriPlast™ that took place over the past few months. Testing for conductivity, shielding (both electric and electro-magnetic) and mechanical strength all met or exceeded Hanwha L&C's demanding requirements.
The LOI with Hanwha L&C represents Integral's potential expansion into Asia. "We are excited to possibly have a strategic partner like Hanwha L&C manufacture and distribute ElectriPlast™ in the large regional manufacturing Asian base," said William Robinson, Integral's Chairman & CEO. "We appreciate that Hanwha L&C understands the uniqueness of the revolutionary technology behind our conductive pellet, and we recognize the value to Integral to potentially have such a respected strategic partner like Hanwha L&C with its multitude of Asian marketing channels." Specifically, the LOI contemplates Integral and Hanwha L&C entering into definitive agreements granting an exclusive license to manufacture and distribute ElectriPlast™ in Korea. The LOI further contemplates a non-exclusive license to distribute ElectriPlast™ in China, Japan and Taiwan, as well as a right of first refusal to extend the exclusive license to manufacture in Korea to China, Japan and Taiwan and to make the non-exclusive license to distribute in China, Japan and Taiwan an exclusive license.
Hanwha L&C is part of the [ Hanwha Group ], a global diversified company with nearly $30 billion in annual revenue that operates in three main sectors: manufacturing & construction, finance and services & leisure. "We see the conductive plastics market as a tremendous growth opportunity and the ElectriPlast™ technology as a leader in this young industry," said Won S. Choe, Hanwha L&C's Vice President of Business Development. "Integral is a strategic fit for us since we are already a force in the thermoplastics industry and have many potential uses for ElectriPlast™ in our different lines of business, including our automotive division. We are also confident that this potential partnership will make ElectriPlast™ a product in great demand with our customers throughout the Asian region."
The LOI is non-binding and calls for the completion of certain milestones by the parties. They look forward to potentially executing definitive agreements in the first half of 2012.
Integral Technologies, Inc.
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Hanwha L&C
Founded in 1965, Hanwha L&C has been a representative Korean company in the construction materials field for half a century. With respect to accumulating original high value technical skill and retaining top employees, Hanwha L&C has been expanding the business to future growth industries such as auto lightweight materials, electronic materials, and photovoltaic materials, as well as focusing on high value pioneering industries. Hanwha L&C supplies global automakers with a variety of interior and exterior auto components made with lightweight materials such as glass fiber mat-reinforced thermoplastic (GMT), lightweight reinforced thermoplastic (LWRT), and expandable polypropylene (EPP). Including its acquisition of US-based LWRT maker Azdel, Hanwha L&C has strengthened its position as a global auto materials supplier with establishing production bases in the United States, China, and Czech Republic. Hanwha L&C has also produced EVA sheet for photovoltaic module encapsulation and is now investing to expand production capacity. In the construction materials field, the company operates plants in Korea and North America to produce construction materials as well as HanStone® Quartz surfaces for global markets.
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