NORWALK, Conn., April 12, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Arch Treatment Technologies, Inc., a subsidiary of Arch Chemicals, Inc. (NYSE:ARJ), and Osmose, Inc., both leading suppliers of wood preservative technologies, announced that they have entered into an agreement whereby Arch Treatment Technologies, Inc. and its affiliates have been granted a worldwide license to practice under certain patents owned by Osmose, Inc. covering the use of micronized wood preservatives, including the patent that was the subject of a previous dispute between the parties. Terms of the licensing agreement are confidential.
Micronized wood preservatives are utilized to pressure treat wood products commonly used in decks, fences, landscaping, agricultural, house framing and other general construction uses. Both parties will continue to supply the market with their respective portfolios of preservative products that offer numerous important benefits to consumers, contractors and builders.
About Arch
Headquartered in Norwalk, Connecticut (USA), Arch Chemicals, Inc. is a global Biocides company with annual sales of over $1 billion. Arch and its subsidiaries provide innovative, chemistry-based and related solutions to selectively destroy and control the growth of harmful microbes. The Company's concentration is in water treatment, hair and skin care products, wood treatment, preservation and protection applications such as for paints and building products, and health and hygiene applications. Arch Chemicals operates in two segments: Biocides Products and Performance Products. Together with its subsidiaries, Arch has approximately 3,000 employees and manufacturing and customer-support facilities in North and South America, Europe, Asia, Australia and Africa. For more information, visit the Company's Web site at http://www.archchemicals.com.
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