Description

Founded in 1969 and headquartered in Amagasaki, Japan, MEC Company Ltd. specializes in the research, development, manufacturing, and distribution of chemicals, equipment, and materials crucial for printed circuit board (PCB) production across Asian and European markets. Its comprehensive chemical portfolio addresses various critical steps in PCB fabrication. This includes diverse solutions for adhesion enhancement, such as roughening treatments for different substrate types (e.g., rolled copper, multilayer materials) and high-frequency applications, as well as copper surface preparation for CO2 laser direct drilling, and pretreatments for dry films and solder masks. The company also supplies chemicals for microetching, etch down, anisotropic etching, copper seed layer etching, and other general metal surface treatments. Additionally, MEC provides solutions for residue removal, degreasing, rust prevention, temporary anti-tarnish, metal resist stripping, and HALS. A significant offering is AMALPHA, an advanced metal surface treatment technology designed to enable direct bonding between metals and resins.