EMTEC
Type	Subsidiary of The Dexxon Group
Founded	1996 as BASF Magnetics
Headquarters	Gennevilliers, France
Products	Data storage media and other computer products
Employees	150 (2004)
Website	www.emtec-international.com

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Timeline

• 1991 - The German chemical company BASF acquired Agfa creating BASF Magnetics.
• 1996 - BASF Magnetics was spun-off of BASF into an independent company.
• 1997 - They changed their name to EMTEC Magnetics.
• 1999 - EMTEC is a Compliance-Verified licensed manufacturer of LTO technology media products.
• 2003, January - EMTEC Magnetics GmbH (a subdivision) files for bankruptcy protection in Germany.
• 2003, October, Imation completed it's acquisition of certain data storage assests of EMTEC Magnetics GmbH [1]
• 2004 - Specialized equipment from EMTEC's Willstätt and Munich plants is liquidated at auction.
• 2004 - EMTEC was acquired by MPO Group, a Dutch company in the recording media business.
• 2006, May - EMTEC was acquired by The Dexxon Group, a French computer products distribution company.

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Subsidiaries

• RPS - formerly of the chemical group Rhône-Poulenc Systèmes.
• PYRAL - formerly of the chemical group Rhône-Poulenc Systèmes.
• EMTEC Magnetics GmbH defunct
• EMTEC Consumer Media GmbH
• EMTEC DataStoreMedia, Inc. - American division

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External links

• EMTEC International
• RPS division website
• American division of Dexxon
• Information on the 2004 liquidation auction