DGAP-News: Nanogate begins operations at its new centre of

NANOGATE AG / Key word(s): Miscellaneous 17.11.2015 10:38 Dissemination of a Corporate News, transmitted by DGAP - a service of EQS Group AG. The issuer / publisher is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nanogate begins operations at its new centre of excellence for advanced metals in Neunkirchen New site with projects for stainless steel surfaces opened - New technology platform for the metallisation of surfaces is also established in Neunkirchen and will be marketed in the future under the N-Metals Chrome brand - High level of interest in N-Metals Chrome Göttelborn, Germany, 17 November 2015. Nanogate AG, a leading international integrated systems provider for high-performance surfaces, is on schedule in its growth offensive for innovative metal coatings. Operations at its new centre of excellence for advanced metals in Neunkirchen have begun. The first projects encompass high-quality stainless steel coatings. Nanogate has at the same time opened a new site in Neunkirchen. The new technology platform for the multifunctional metallisation of surfaces will also be established in the new centre of excellence. The new class of application will be marketed under the N-Metals Chrome name; production should start during 2016. The Group is already seeing a high level of interest in its new technology platform from around the world. Michael Jung, COO of Nanogate AG explains, "Surfaces with high-quality metallic design combined with multifunctional properties are becoming more important. With our new technology platform N-Metals Chrome, we are contributing to the change in the market toward surface enhancements and are offering both environmentally friendly and economically attractive alternatives. This technology will be the core of our centre of excellence for advanced metals, which was opened at our new site in Neunkirchen. In addition to the planned manufacture of N-Metals Chrome, initial projects for innovative stainless steel applications have already begun in Neunkirchen." Centre of excellence launched in Neunkirchen Nanogate is investing in the high single-digit million range in its centre of excellence for advanced metals and for the establishment of its new technology platform for high-quality metallisation. In the medium term, up to 100 jobs may be created in the course of the growth offensive at the new site. The projects already begun encompass applications for stainless steel surfaces with multifunctional coatings that meet the highest design demands. In addition, the plant is so flexible that it is also suitable for manufacturing small production series economically as part of the market introduction of new applications. N-Metals Chrome with market volume in three-digit million euro range With the new N-Metals Chrome technology platform Nanogate is creating the alternatives, urgently demanded by the market, to electroplating processes that are polluting and limited by application, while offering new design and functional possibilities. The new coating method is based on the combination of environmentally friendly PVD thin-film technology and UV-based wet-chemical coatings. The technology does not use polluting materials such as chromium trioxide or nickel. Because polluting substances are not used, enhanced components can also be completely recycled. This also means safety advantages in the case of breakage, since the coating does not split. The new technology allows many design and colour variants and can be used with a number of substrates. The surfaces, which are of the highest optical quality, have anti-corrosion properties and meet stringent regulations. Other functions can also be integrated, which is particularly attractive for Nanogate. The initial focus is on high-quality interior applications for various industries. The Group anticipates market potential available to Nanogate in the mid-three-figure million range for innovative multifunctional metallisation of surfaces. "We are in promising talks with numerous customers from various industries about possible orders. We are therefore also preparing ourselves for greater demand over the medium term than we had initially expected", COO Jung explains. Note for editorial offices: Press photos of the new site at Neunkirchen are available on demand; we regret that for security reasons, photography or filming is currently not possible. Nanogate on Twitter: http://twitter.com/nanogate_ag If you have any queries, please contact: Christian Dose (financial press and investors) Cortent Kommunikation AG Tel. +49 (0)69 5770 300 0 nanogate@cortent.de Liane Stieler-Joachim Nanogate AG Tel. +49 (0)6825 9591 220 liane.stieler-joachim@nanogate.com Nanogate AG Zum Schacht 3 66287 Göttelborn, Germany www.nanogate.com Nanogate AG: Nanogate (ISIN DE000A0JKHC9) is a leading international integrated systems provider for high-performance surfaces. The Group, which is based in Göttelborn (Saarland), enables the programming and integration of additional properties - such as non-stick, scratchproof and anti-corrosive - into materials and surfaces. True to its slogan 'A world of new surfaces', Nanogate opens up the diverse possibilities of multifunctional surfaces based on new materials for companies in a wide range of industries. Nanogate provides its customers with technologically and optically high-quality systems. To do so, the company uses its extensive knowledge of innovative materials and processing procedures. The aim is to improve customers' products and processes by means of high-performance surfaces while achieving environmental benefits. The Group concentrates on attractive sectors such as automotive/transport, mechanical/plant engineering, buildings/interiors and sport/leisure as well as on the strategic growth areas of advanced polymers and advanced metals. Nanogate has a unique combination of extensive materials expertise paired with comprehensive, first-class process and production know-how. As a systems provider, Nanogate offers services throughout the entire value chain, from the purchase of raw materials, to the synthesis and formulation of the material systems, right through to the enhancement and production of the finished surfaces. The Group focuses primarily on optically high-quality plastic and metal coatings for all surface types (two and three-dimensional components). Its value drivers are the opening up of new, international markets, the development of new applications for the strategic growth areas of advanced polymers (innovative plastics, e.g. glazing) and advanced metals (innovative metal enhancements, primarily energy efficiency) as well as external growth. In the medium term, Nanogate also intends to achieve a considerable revenue share from environmentally friendly systems and processes. The Nanogate Group has first-class references (e.g. Airbus, Audi, August Brötje, BMW, BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeräte, Daimler, FILA, Jaguar, Junkers, Porsche, Volkswagen). Several hundred projects have already gone into mass production. The company also has strategic partnerships with many international corporations. Nanogate comprises Eurogard B.V., GfO Gesellschaft für Oberflächentechnik AG, Nanogate Industrial Solutions GmbH, Nanogate Textile & Care Systems GmbH, Nanogate Glazing Systems B.V., Vogler GmbH and a majority stake in Plastic-Design GmbH. Disclaimer: This publication constitutes neither an offer to sell nor an invitation to buy securities. The shares in Nanogate AG (the "Shares") may not be offered or sold in the United States or to or for the account or benefit of "U.S. persons" (as such term is defined in Regulation S under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act")). No offer or sale of transferable securities is being made to the public outside Germany. 17.11.2015 The DGAP Distribution Services include Regulatory Announcements, Financial/Corporate News and Press Releases. 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