M&A Deal Summary

Orion Engineered Carbons Acquires Société du Noir d Acétylène de l Aubette SAS

On November 1, 2018, Orion Engineered Carbons acquired chemicals company Société du Noir d Acétylène de l Aubette SAS from LyondellBasell

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Orion Engineered Carbons’ 1st transaction in the Chemicals sector.
  • This is Orion Engineered Carbons’ 1st transaction in France.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2018-11-01
Target Société du Noir d Acétylène de l Aubette SAS
Sector Chemicals
Buyer(s) Orion Engineered Carbons
Sellers(s) LyondellBasell
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

Société du Noir d Acétylène de l Aubette SAS

Berre l'Etang, France
Société du Noir d'Acétylène de l'Aubette SAS manufactures and markets chemical products for industrial applications. It offers acetylene black that assists in electrical and thermal conduction purposes.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Orion Engineered Carbons

Frankfurt, Germany

Category Company
Sector Chemicals
Employees1,400
Revenue 1.3B EUR (2013)
DESCRIPTION

Orion Engineered Carbons GmbH a producer of carbon black for application in specialty pigments and for the reinforcement of various rubber-based products.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Chemicals M&A 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: France M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2018 M&A 1 of 1

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

LyondellBasell

Houston, Texas, United States

Category Company
Founded 2007
Sector Chemicals
Employees20,000
Revenue 40.3B USD (2024)
DESCRIPTION
LyondellBasell office in downtown Houston, Texas.
LyondellBasell office in downtown Houston, Texas.

LyondellBasell is a plastics, chemicals and refining company that produces materials and products that are key to advancing solutions to modern challenges like enhancing food safety through lightweight and flexible packaging, protecting the purity of water supplies through stronger and more versatile pipes, and improving the safety, comfort and fuel efficiency of many of the cars and trucks on the road. LyondellBasell was founded in 2007 and is based in Houston, Texas.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 4 of 5
Sector: Chemicals M&A 3 of 4
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 3 of 4
Country: France M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2018 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-02-15 A. Schulman

Fairlawn, Ohio, United States

A. Schulman, Inc. is an international supplier of high-performance plastic compounds and resins. These materials are used in a variety of consumer, industrial, automotive and packaging applications. A. Schulman was formed in 1928 and is based in Fairlawn, Ohio.

Buy $2.3B
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-06-30 PolyPacific Polymers

Selangor, Malaysia

PolyPacific Polymers is a producer of reinforced and modified polyolefin compounds. PolyPacific Polymers is based in Selangor, Malaysia.

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