HOECHST TO RESEARCH DISCS WITH U.S., JAPAN FIRMS
Hoechst AG <HFAG.F>, <Kerdix Inc.>,
Boulder, Colorado, and <Nakamichi Corp>, Tokyo, have agreed to
pool their research and development on magneto-optical memory
discs, Hoechst said in a statement.
    Research will be carried out at each company and Hoechst
will start to produce the discs by mid-1988 and distribute them
worldwide under the brand name Ozadisc.
    A Hoechst spokesman said an eventual joint venture was
likely but could give no details.
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