GLS - Ownership and Business Overview

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GLS Ownership

Who owns GLS?

GLS is owned by Avient. It was acquired on November 14, 2007.

GLS Business Overview

Where is GLS headquartered?

GLS is headquartered in McHenry, Illinois.

How many employees does GLS have?

GLS has 200 employees.

What sector is GLS in?

GLS is a plastics company.

When was GLS founded?

GLS was founded in 1979.

Plastics M&A Summary in 2007

Out of 60 sectors in the Mergr database, plastics ranked 51 in number of deals in 2007. The largest plastics acquisition in 2007 was SABIC Innovative Plastics US - which was acquired by Saudi Basic Industries for $11.6B.

Join Mergr to view all 23 acquisitions of plastics companies in 2007, including 12 acquisitions by private equity firms, and 11 by strategics.

GLS Corp.

833 Ridgeview Drive,
McHenry, Illinois 60050
United States,
(815) 385-8500
www.glstpes.com

GLS Corp. is a provider of specialty thermoplastic elastomer compounds for consumer and medical applications.


Company Summary

SECTOR

Plastics

Revenue

130   2007
(millions of USD)

Employees

200

Established

1979

Subsidiary of

Avient

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