History of Planar Solutions, LLC

Planar Solutions is a joint venture between FUJIFILM Electronic Materials & Wacker Chemical to develop, manufacture, and market products for chemical mechanical planarization (CMP) for the semiconductor industry.

History:

• Joint Development Agreement signed July, 1998 between Wacker Chemical and Olin Chemicals (which spun-off Arch Chemicals in 1999) to develop, manufacture, and market CMP slurries
• Joint Venture signed on April 27, 2000 between Wacker Chemical and Arch Chemicals, with 50%/50% ownership between Arch and Wacker
• Planar Solutions’ parent site Wacker Silicones in Adrian, Michigan earns certification to the ISO 9002 standard in March 2001
• Arch Chemicals’ 50% share purchased by FUJIFILM Electronic Materials in November 2005
• Planar Solutions issued a certificate of registration to the ISO 9001:2000 standard by Moody International in March 2008