M&A Deal Summary

Kuraray Acquires Calgon Carbon

On September 21, 2017, Kuraray acquired environmental company Calgon Carbon for 1.1B USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Kuraray’s 1st transaction in the Environmental sector.
  • This is Kuraray’s largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Kuraray’s 3rd transaction in the United States.
  • This is Kuraray’s 1st transaction in Pennsylvania.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2017-09-21
Target Calgon Carbon
Sector Environmental
Buyer(s) Kuraray
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 1.1B USD
Advisor(s) Morgan Stanley (Financial)
Jones Day (Legal)

Target

Calgon Carbon

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
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Calgon Carbon Corp. is a provider in the activated carbon industry through unmatched innovations in the purification, separation and concentration of liquids, gases and other media. As the activated carbon industry forerunner and with ultraviolet light disinfection and oxidation expertise, Calgon Carbon has originated cutting-edge purification systems for drinking water, wastewater, odor control, pollution abatement, and a variety of industrial and commercial manufacturing processes.

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Buyer

Kuraray

Chiyoda-KU, Japan

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Category Company
Founded 1926
Sector Chemicals
Employees7,332
Revenue 756.4B JPY (2022)
DESCRIPTION

Kuraray achieved a corporate milestone as the first in the world to bring polyvinyl alcohol synthetic fiber to market. In subsequent years, Kuraray used its proprietary technology in the area of polymer chemistry and synthetic chemistry to develop resins, chemicals, fibers and textiles and others. Kuraray was founded in 1926 and is based in Chiyoda-KU, Japan.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 4 of 4
Sector (Environmental) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 3 of 3
State (Pennsylvania) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 3 of 3
Year (2017) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 2
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