M&A Deal Summary

Orbia Acquires Petroquimica Colombiana S.A.

On March 30, 2007, Orbia acquired chemicals company Petroquimica Colombiana S.A.

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Orbia’s 2nd transaction in the Chemicals sector.
  • This is Orbia’s 2nd transaction in Colombia.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2007-03-30
Target Petroquimica Colombiana S.A.
Sector Chemicals
Buyer(s) Orbia
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Petroquimica Colombiana S.A.

Colombia
Petroquimica Colombiana, S.A. is one of the most important producers of PVC resin in Latin America.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Orbia

Mexico City, Mexico
Category Company
Founded 1953
Sector Chemicals
Employees23,814
Revenue 8.2B USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION

Orbia is a provider of products and solutions across multiple sectors from petrochemicals to construction, infrastructure, agriculture, healthcare, transportation, telecom, and energy, among others. The company is a producer of plastic pipes and connections worldwide and one of the largest chemical and petrochemical companies in Latin America. Orbia was founded in 1953 and is based in Mexico City.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 20
Sector (Chemicals) 2 of 10
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 2 of 12
Country (Colombia) 2 of 4
Year (2007) 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-02-22 Petroquímica Colombiana S.A.

Cartagena, Colombia

Petroquímica Colombiana, S.A. is a company headquartered in Colombia and engaged in the production PVC resins.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2008-01-31 Dripsa S.R.L.

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Dripsa S.R.L. is devoted to the design, sale, and installation of irrigation equipment which it has been setting up throughout the country for 17 years, having projected and installed over 80,000 ha. and manufactured over 50,000,000 meters of drip tubes.

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