Posted May 11, 2016

 

SINGAPORE – DyStar LP, the U.S. subsidiary of DyStar Global Holdings (Singapore) Pte. Ltd, the market leader in textile industry, announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire five specialty chemical units (the Specialties, Polymer Additives, and Nitriles business groups) of Emerald Performance Materials LLC.

 

Emerald Performance Materials, based in the U.S., is a leading manufacturer and marketer of specialty chemicals for consumer and industrial markets that is majority owned by affiliates of American Securities LLC.

 

In a separate transaction, DyStar LP will sell the Polymer Additives and Nitriles businesses to Jiangsu Sinorgchem Technology Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Sinochem Group, a state-owned Chinese company with core businesses in the energy, agriculture, chemicals, real estate and financial service.

 

Upon completion of the duel transactions, DyStar LP will retain the specialties businesses, which adds three new manufacturing sites to DyStar’s U.S. business platform.

 

“We are enthusiastic about the growth that the combination will foster. This high-quality acquisition will significantly strengthen DyStar’s position in the chemical industry and we are uniquely positioned to take advantage of the new revenue growth and synergy opportunities,” said Ruan Weixiang, chairman of DyStar group. “We are confident that the business will be a good opportunity for DyStar to grow in future.”

 

The acquisition adds a broad product portfolio that services many multinational consumer goods brands to DyStar’s global product line, which services multinational retail brands. On a combined basis, the company is expected to:

 

• • Expand the new business groups to DyStar’s global business reach;

• • Leverage DyStar’s strong procurement platform to reduce costs; and

• • Synergize the technical know-how across all businesses.

 

Lazard served as the exclusive financial advisor, Allen & Overy served as the legal advisor to DyStar LP and Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP served as the legal advisor to Emerald in connection with the acquisition by DyStar LP of these specialty chemical units from Emerald.

 

Source: DyStar