M&A Deal Summary

DCL Acquires Sun Chemical - Performance Pigments Plant

On August 4, 2021, DCL acquired chemicals company Sun Chemical - Performance Pigments Plant from Sun Chemical

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is DCL’s 2nd transaction in the Chemicals sector.
  • This is DCL’s 2nd transaction in the United States.
  • This is DCL’s 1st transaction in New Jersey.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2021-08-04
Target Sun Chemical - Performance Pigments Plant
Sector Chemicals
Buyer(s) DCL
Sellers(s) Sun Chemical
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

Sun Chemical - Performance Pigments Plant

Parsippany, New Jersey, United States
Sun Chemical’s Performance Pigments Plant includes the production and sales of the perylene and quinacridone product portfolios, along with select other specialty products. Perylenes and quinacridones are specialty pigment families providing the highest performance, especially high chromaticity, high durability, high heat stability, and transparency for the most demanding applications, including the automotive, industrial coatings, and engineered plastics markets.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

DCL

Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Category Company
Founded 1946
Sector Chemicals
DESCRIPTION

DCL Corporation is a global pigment supplier across a wide range of industries and end markets. DCL serves over 1,500 customers in 75 countries worldwide, including the top global paint manufacturers. The Company supplies and services large, sophisticated customers utilizing products in highly demanding applications, including global automotive coatings, architectural coatings, specialty inks, and consumer & industrial plastics. DCL Corporation was founded in 1946 and is based in Toronto, Ontario.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 2
Sector (Chemicals) 2 of 2
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 1
State (New Jersey) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 2 of 2
Year (2021) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-04-10 LANSCO Colors

Pearl River, New York, United States

LANSCO Colors is a supplier of premium consistent-quality, high value-in-use pigments. The company’s large network of sales representatives, supported by an in-house sales and technical team, allows them to serve the challenging needs of 600 U.S. customers in the coatings, ink, and plastics markets as well as in selected international markets.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Sun Chemical

Parsippany, New Jersey, United States
Category Company
Founded 1929
Sector Chemicals
DESCRIPTION

Sun Chemical Corp. isa producer of printing inks and pigments to customers in the United States.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector (Chemicals) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 1
State (New Jersey) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 1
Year (2021) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-02-06 Luminescence Holdings

Harlow, United Kingdom

Luminescence Holdings Ltd. is a manufacturer of currency, tax stamp, passports, ID cards, secure documents and brand protection inks for the security market. Luminescence Holdings Ltd. was established in 2014 and is based in Harlow, United Kingdom.

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