Southwall Technologies Inc. - SWTX- Profile

Southwall Technologies Inc.. The Group's principal activities are to design, develop, manufacture and market sputtered thin-film coatings on flexible substrates for the automotive glass, electronic display, architectural glass and window film markets. The products include transparent solar-control films, anti-reflective films, transparent conductive films, energy control films and various other coatings. The Group carries its business through Electronic Display products, Automotive Glass products, Window Film and Architectural Glass products. The major customers of the Group are Mitsui Chemicals, Saint Gobain Sekurit, Pilkington PLC and V-Kool. It markets its products to OEMs in the United States, Japan, France, Germany and Asia through direct sales and sales representatives. Automotive Glass accounted for 36% of 2005 revenues; Electronic Display, 26%; Window Film, 26% and Architectural Glass, 12%