Cytec Joins Flexible Display Center at ASU

Woodland Park, NJ. July 9, 2009. Cytec Industries Inc., a specialty chemicals and materials company, has announced its membership in the Flexible Display Center at Arizona State University. The Flexible Display Center is a collaboration among government, industry, and academia designed to advance the development of full-color flexible display technology. Cytec joined the FDC to provide innovative solutions to the material needs of the current flexible display market, and in turn to partner with some of the leading institutions and companies in this fast emerging market space.

"The FDC is a unique partner performing a critical role in the development of flexible display technology, and we are confident in the substantial benefits this relationship will provide both parties, as well as the industry as a whole," said Martin Court, Cytec Vice President of Research and Development. "By leveraging our expertise in coatings, inks and adhesives, I believe Cytec will be able to bring advanced material solutions to the FDC and its members. Our membership is another example of Cytec's objective to strengthen and grow our position as a supplier to the displays industry."

Formed through a 10-year cooperative agreement between the U.S. Army and ASU, the FDC is partnering with many of the world's leading providers of advanced display technology, materials and process equipment to meet its development objectives.

"Cytec brings a high-value area of expertise to the FDC, as materials solutions are an increasingly vital enabler in the development of flexible and printed electronics technology," said Shawn O'Rourke, FDC Director of Engineering. "As we continue to explore the solutions to address the evolving technological requirements of flexible active matrix backplanes, Cytec's experience with UV curable and other coatings, adhesives, and specialty chemicals will provide marked technology improvements to current flexible display constraints."