M&A Deal Summary

Innospec Acquires Huntsman - European Personal Care and Home Care Business

On August 3, 2016, Innospec acquired chemicals company Huntsman - European Personal Care and Home Care Business from Huntsman for 225M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Innospec’s 5th transaction in the Chemicals sector.
  • This is Innospec’s largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Innospec’s 1st transaction in Belgium.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2016-08-03
Target Huntsman - European Personal Care and Home Care Business
Sector Chemicals
Buyer(s) Innospec
Sellers(s) Huntsman
Deal Type Divestiture
Deal Value 225M USD

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Huntsman - European Personal Care and Home Care Business

Belgium
Huntsman Corp. - European Personal Care and Home Care Business is based in Belgium, and has manufacturing assets in France, Italy and Spain.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Innospec

Englewood, Colorado, United States

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Category Company
Founded 1938
Sector Chemicals
Employees2,100
Revenue 2.0B USD (2022)
DESCRIPTION

Innospec is a manufacturer and supplier of a wide range of specialty chemicals to markets in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia-Pacific. Innospec was founded in 1938 and is based in Englewood, Colorado.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 5 of 6
Sector (Chemicals) 5 of 6
Type (Divestiture) 2 of 2
Country (Belgium) 1 of 1
Year (2016) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-07-06 Innospec Widnes

Widnes, United Kingdom

Innospec Widnes Ltd. is a manufactures and sells aroma chemicals.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2023-12-11 QGP Química

São Paulo, Brazil

QGP Química is a specialty chemicals company that develops and manufactures a wide range of specialty chemicals for Leather, Agriculture, Home Care, Industrial Chemicals, Construction, and other related markets. QGP Química was founded in 1992 and is based in São Paulo, Brazil.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Huntsman

The Woodlands, Texas, United States

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Category Company
Founded 1970
Sector Chemicals
Employees9,000
Revenue 8.5B USD (2021)
DESCRIPTION
Entrance to Huntsman's corporate headquarters in The Woodlands, Texas.
Entrance to Huntsman's corporate headquarters in The Woodlands, Texas.

Huntsman is a global manufacturer of differentiated organic chemical products and of inorganic chemical products. The Company's products comprise a broad range of chemicals and formulations which are marketed globally to a diversified group of consumer and industrial customers. Huntsman's products are used in a wide range of applications, including those in the adhesives, aerospace, automotive, construction products, personal care and hygiene, durable and non-durable consumer products, electronics, medical, packaging, paints and coatings, power generation, refining, synthetic fiber, textile chemicals and dye industries. Huntsman was founded in 1970 and is based in The Woodlands, Texas.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 6
Sector (Chemicals) 2 of 5
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 4
Country (Belgium) 1 of 1
Year (2016) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 4 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-06-23 Tecnoelastomeri Srl

Modena, Italy

Tecnoelastomeri is a manufacturer and marketer of methylene diphenyl diisocyanate (MDI) based hot-cast elastomer systems and processing machines.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-05-01 IFS Chemicals

King's Lynn, United Kingdom

IFS Chemicals Ltd. is one of the UK's major independent formulators of methylene diphenyl diisocyanate (MDI) based systems. Located in Kings Lynn, England, IFS was established more than 35 years ago and its customized MDI systems are used in a diverse range of end markets, including insulation, appliances, automotive and elastomeric applications.

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