HexaTech, Inc. announced the signing of a broad, strategic agreement with Okaya & Co. Ltd. and its subsidiary, Okaya USA, Inc. The agreement establishes Okaya as the sole representative for HexaTech's AlN substrate products in Japan, and also includes a direct equity investment by Okaya in HexaTech. It further sets the stage for Okaya to assume a leadership position to market and sell HexaTech's line of UV-C LEDs targeted for launch later this year.

HexaTech's ultra-high quality AlN materials have been shown to be an essential foundation for record-setting UV-C LEDs, which hold tremendous potential to revolutionize the sterilization and purification markets, by providing compact, highly efficient, long-life sources of light.