2013 yki institute for surface chemistry and sp s existing chemistry and materials business merged to form a new unit within the sp group . the merger means that yki will no longer exist as a stand alone company but will continue with business as usual in stockholm . sp chemistry materials and surfaces welcome to the future welcome to the future with sp chemistry materials and surfacesyki sp a perfect match thanks to the merger between yki and sp s chemistry and materials unit we offer you a unique and broad competence within chemistry and materials technology that is hard to match in terms of product development and analyses . the new unit sp chemistry materials and surfaces form the sp group s biggest unit with 160 experts almost half have a phd degree . you get a broader range of chemcial analyses and surface analyses possiblity to perform more complex projects a stronger research portfolio an extended network access to more than 1200 experts within the sp group extended market offers one example of an area where yki and sp s previous chemistry and materials unit complement each other especially well after the merger is the polymer area . here we can now offer you a one of a kind one stop shop resourse . thanks to our combined expertise we can work across the whole polymer field for example syntheis characterisation of polymer surfaces and sturctures formulation surface modification etc. questions marie sj berg manager stockholmphone 46 10 516 6083 monica axell acting head of departmentphone 46 10 516 5519 about this website www.yki.se will not be updated but will remain in its current state until we launch new pages for sp chemistry materials and surfaces at www.sp.se . news 06 11 2012 press release sp concentrates chemical expertiseon 1 january 2013 sp will merge its subisidiary yki and its chemicals business in bor s into a single unit within the sp group . the aim is to create a strong centre of excellence within the field of chemistry . read more ... sp chemistry materials and surfaces box 5607 se 114 86 stockholm sweden phone 46 10 516 5000 e mail info sp.se