M&A Deal Summary

EMCO Chemical Distributors Acquires Univar - Mozel Packaging Business

On September 4, 2008, EMCO Chemical Distributors acquired packaging company Univar - Mozel Packaging Business from Univar

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is EMCO Chemical Distributors’ 1st transaction in the Packaging sector.
  • This is EMCO Chemical Distributors’ 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is EMCO Chemical Distributors’ 1st transaction in Illinois.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2008-09-04
Target Univar - Mozel Packaging Business
Sector Packaging
Buyer(s) EMCO Chemical Distributors
Sellers(s) Univar
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

Univar - Mozel Packaging Business

Columbia, Illinois, United States
Univar - Mozel Packaging Business provides quality, custom packaging and blending of chemical raw materials for the coatings, adhesives, sealants and plastics industries. Mozel packaging business and facility in Columbia, Illinois.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

EMCO Chemical Distributors

Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin, United States
Category Company
Founded 1971
Sector Distribution
DESCRIPTION

EMCO Chemical Distributors, Inc. is the standard of excellence in chemical distribution, manufacturing and packaging. EMCO operates five divisions; traditional distribution of commodity chemicals, specialty chemical distribution, custom packaging, fine ingredient distribution and waste services which handles disposal of hazardous and non-hazardous materials. Both the Custom Packaging and Waste Services Divisions conduct business throughout the United States.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector (Packaging) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 1
State (Illinois) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 1
Year (2008) 1 of 1

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Univar

Downers Grove, Illinois, United States
Category Company
Founded 1924
Sector Distribution
Employees9,746
Revenue 8.3B USD (2020)
DESCRIPTION

Univar Solutions is a global chemical and ingredient distributor and a provider of value-added services to customers across a wide range of industries. Univar was founded in 1924 and is based in Downers Grove, Illinois.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 4
Sector (Packaging) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 4
State (Illinois) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 3
Year (2008) 1 of 1
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2009-06-26 Univar - Performance Polymers Business

Leominster, Massachusetts, United States

Univar - Performance Polymers (PPI) Business is a full-service distributor of plastics resins. It was founded in Leominster, Mass. in 1989. The company quickly grew as a distributor with a reputation for prompt, personal service. Over the years, PPI added key product lines to complement its strength in commodity resins.

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