Add-on Acquisition • Environmental

Kuraray Acquires Calgon Carbon

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

Acquisition Context

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.

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M&A Deal Summary
Date	September 21, 2017
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 Company

Calgon Carbon

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

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

Tokyo, Japan

Category	Company
Founded	1926
Sector	Chemicals
Employees	11,941
Revenue	826.9B JPY (2024)

DESCRIPTION

Kuraray engages in the production and sale of resins, chemicals, fibers, activated carbon, and high-performance membranes and systems worldwide. Kuraray was founded in 1926 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.

Deal Context for Buyer	#
Overall	4 of 5
Sector: Environmental	1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition	3 of 4
State: Pennsylvania	1 of 1
Country: United States	3 of 4
Year: 2017	1 of 1
Size (of disclosed)	1 of 2

PREVIOUS DEAL

DATE	TARGET	DEAL TYPE	VALUE
2015-04-08	Plantic Technologies Melbourne, Australia Plantic Technologies Ltd. provides bio-based barrier materials. It develops and manufactures bioplastics for the barrier packaging sector.	Buy	-

DATE

TARGET

DEAL TYPE

VALUE

2015-04-08

Plantic Technologies

Melbourne, Australia

Plantic Technologies Ltd. provides bio-based barrier materials. It develops and manufactures bioplastics for the barrier packaging sector.

Buy

FOLLOWING DEAL

DATE	TARGET	DEAL TYPE	VALUE
2025-04-02	Nelumbo Hayward, California, United States Nelumbo provides radical, lasting technological improvement to the heating and cooling industry through an introduction to the latest developments in advanced materials. Nelumbo was founded in 2015 and is based in Hayward, California.	Buy	-

DATE

TARGET

DEAL TYPE

VALUE

2025-04-02

Nelumbo

Hayward, California, United States

Nelumbo provides radical, lasting technological improvement to the heating and cooling industry through an introduction to the latest developments in advanced materials. Nelumbo was founded in 2015 and is based in Hayward, California.

Buy

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