Minden / Nevada / United States
Raw materials manufacturer providing environmentally responsible hard material surface solutions. CHEMEON Surface Technology continues to exclusively provide its acclaimed metal-finishing chemistries that were previously marketed by Chemeon and its predecessor’s in interest under the name Metalast, as well as new chemistries that are branded under the new CHEMEON label, manufactured according to industry standards, and delivering superior performance. Metalast International, LLC” (“Metalast LLC”), was the source of Metalast branded products until November of 2013. As explained in a Court Complaint, filed recently: From the founding of Metallast LLC until April, 2013, the former manager of that company, Metalast International, Inc., was run by David Semas. On April 3, 2013, Mr. Semas admitted that Metalast LLC was unable to pay its debts as they became due. On April 25, 2013, a Receiver was appointed to, among other things, take possession of the property of Metalast LLC. Included in the sale was exclusive ownership of all Metalast company history and trade secrets, including chemistries, products, services, contacts, customer and distributor information, licenses, contracts, copyrights, product marks, and logos. The Receiver subsequently reported that approximately 1,000 members of the Metalast International LLC had contributed more than $95 million, the accumulated losses exceeded $119 million, and the accounts payable to its vendors, landlord, suppliers, and employees totaled nearly $1 million. On November 4, 2013, the Court approved a sale of all Metalast LLC assets to an entity owned by Madylon and Dean Meiling, as the secured creditor. That entity changed its name to Metalast Surface Technology, LLC, and it provided the Metalast products to the market under the Metalast mark until the company recently changed its name to CHEMEON Surface Technology, LLC, to eliminate confusion between the company’s new leadership and values, and former management. CHEMEON Surface Technology is now providing the same products previously provided by Metalast LLC but doing so under the new CHEMEON mark. The company will continue to offer the same products previously provided by Metalast LLC but will provide them under the CHEMEON mark going forward.
