V. Bakul Institute for Superhard Materials of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine

The Science and Technology Diamond Concern ALCON is one of the largest scientific and technological European centers on material science. The leading organization of the concern is V.N. Bakul Institute for Super hard Materials NAS of Ukraine. The fundamental scientific researches of physical and chemical processes of mono and polycrystalline, disperse and film diamond and diamond-like materials creation and growth in the wide temperature and pressure range are carrying out in the Institute; the methods of spontaneous and directed controlled synthesis of super hard materials are developing. Different tools equipped with superhard materials are manufacturing by the developments of researchers. These tools are effectively used in different industrial and agricultural branches at machining of metallic materials, natural stones, wood, at prospecting and production drilling for oil and gas. The powders and tools from superhard materials are widely exported to different countries including Japan, Great Britain, USA, Germany and Russia.