M&A Deal Summary

Tronox Holdings Acquires FMC - Alkali Chemicals Business

On February 3, 2015, Tronox Holdings acquired chemicals company FMC - Alkali Chemicals Business from FMC for 1.6B USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Tronox Holdings’ 1st transaction in the Chemicals sector.
  • This is Tronox Holdings’ 2nd largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Tronox Holdings’ 1st transaction in the United States.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2015-02-03
Target FMC - Alkali Chemicals Business
Sector Chemicals
Buyer(s) Tronox Holdings
Sellers(s) FMC
Deal Type Divestiture
Deal Value 1.6B USD

Target

FMC - Alkali Chemicals Business

United States
FMC Corp. - Alkali Chemicals Business consists of FMC's alkali chemicals business unit and operations.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Tronox Holdings

Stamford, Connecticut, United States
Category Company
Sector Chemicals
Employees6,500
Revenue 2.9B USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION

Tronox Holdings is a provider of mining, production and marketing of inorganic minerals and chemicals. Tronox Holdings is based in Stamford, Connecticut.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 4
Sector (Chemicals) 1 of 2
Type (Divestiture) 2 of 4
Country (United States) 1 of 1
Year (2015) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 2 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-09-26 Exxaro - Mineral Sands Operations

Pretoria, South Africa

Exxaro - Mineral Sands Operations is a producer of 265 thousand tonnes of zircon and approximately 220 thousand tonnes of pig iron.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-02-21 Cristal - TiO2 business

Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Cristal - TiO2 is an operator of four chemical manufacturing plants and mines

Buy $1.7B

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

FMC

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Category Company
Founded 1883
Sector Chemicals
Employees6,200
Revenue 4.5B USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION

FMC is an American chemical manufacturing company. It is a diversified chemical company serving agricultural, industrial, environmental, and consumer markets globally for more than a century with innovative solutions, applications and quality products. FMC was incorporated in 1883 and is based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 3 of 6
Sector (Chemicals) 2 of 5
Type (Divestiture) 2 of 5
Country (United States) 2 of 4
Year (2015) 1 of 2
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-09-08 Cheminova A/S

Harboøre, Denmark

Cheminova A/S is a developer, producer and marketer of crop protection products. All activities are carried out with due consideration for the environment and in compliance with ever higher sustainability standards.

Buy $1.8B
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-09-11 Groq

Sao Paulo, Brazil

Consagro Agroquimica is a post-patent crop protection company. Consagro Agroquimica was formed in 2005 and is based in São Paulo, Brazil.

Sell -
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