Inorganic chemicals are used throughout the chemical universe - from ultra high purity silica for semiconductors, through mined industrial minerals used in industry or the construction trades. Common inorganic chemicals are often metal oxides, carbonates, halides, nitrates, nitrides, sulfides, phosphates, and sulfates. They can also be pure elements, such as gold, copper or iron. Organometallic compounds are also often considered inorganic chemicals.
Specific examples of industrial inorganic chemicals include silica, ammonium nitrate fertilizer, titanium dioxide pigment, metallic catalysts, and reagents for organic chemistry. The most common and important industrial inorganic chemicals include ammonia, ammonia salts, carbon black, chlorine, sulfuric acid and hydrochloric acid. There are also many specialty, small volume products for use in electronics, aerospace, energy and other demanding applications that often command high valuations.
Industrial minerals are generally inorganic chemicals found in nature. Aluminosilicate clays are one example, as are silica sands, bauxite, gypsum and rare earth minerals.
Grace Matthews recognizes that industrial minerals can be significantly different businesses than are specialty chemicals and intermediate petrochemicals. Most industrial minerals are produced by mining mineral deposits. Mineral processing mostly means separating and purifying, versus “cracking” a petrochemical, organic synthesis via a multi step reaction series, or formulating a paint. Understanding the competitive landscape, competitive technologies and the reserve status are all important factors in industrial minerals transactions.
has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the kaolin minerals business of
Grace Matthews advised KaMin LLC
has sold its Specialty Fluids business to
Grace Matthews advised Cabot Corporation
has been acquired by
Grace Matthews advised Merit Capital Partners and Management
Grace Matthews advised Compass Chemical
has sold its Longview, WA operations to
Grace Matthews advised Equa-Chlor, Inc.,
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Grace Matthews advised CERAC, Inc.
through its subsidiary, GEO Specialty Chemicals, has sold its DMPA business to
Grace Matthews advised CPS & Arsenal Capital Partners
Grace Matthews advised Chemsolv, Inc.
Grace Matthews advised Ferrovia Services
through its subsidiary, Evans Chemetics, has sold its Thioester Business to
Grace Matthews advised Bruno Bock
has been acquired by Wind Point Partners' portfolio company
Grace Matthews advised Strem Chemicals, Inc.
has sold its Colorado and New Mexico store locations to
Grace Matthews advised Diamond Vogel
has been acquired by H.I.G. Capital's portfolio company
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a wholly owned subsidiary of Tingue, Brown & Co. has been acquired by Olympus Partners' portfolio company
Grace Matthews advised Tingue, Brown & Co.
has sold its methylamines business to Belle Chemical Company, an affiliate of
Grace Matthews advised The Chemours Company
Grace Matthews advised Water Science Technologies
has been acquired by Arsenal Capital Partners' portfolio company
Grace Matthews advised Epoxies, Etc.
Grace Matthews advised Ritus, Classic and Vanseal
has divested its surfactants, thickeners and dispersants business to
a subsidiary of
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and its subsidiaries
have been recapitalized by a chemicals-focused investor group
Grace Matthews advised Smart Chemical Services
has entered into a strategic partnership with
Grace Matthews advised QualiChem
has acquired
Grace Matthews advised Gabriel Performance Products
has sold to Automated Fueling Stations Business
to
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has been acquired by The Jordan Company's portfolio company
Grace Matthews advised Owensboro Specialty Polymers
Grace Matthews advised Ranbar Electrical Materials
has sold its subsidiary CiDRA Chemical Management Inc. (CCMI) to
Grace Matthews advised CiDRA Holdings, LLC
has been recapitalized by
Grace Matthews advised MFG Chemical, Inc.
Grace Matthews advised Applied Adhesives
has acquired the remaining shares of
Grace Matthews advised Aakash Chemicals & Dye-Stuffs
has sold select Canadian assets to
Grace Matthews advised Buckman Laboratories International, LLC
Grace Matthews advised Henry Company
has sold its Baytown Operations to
Grace Matthews advised TPC Group
has sold its global automotive interior rigid thermoplastics coatings business to
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has sold its global Polyolefin Catalysts business to
Grace Matthews advised BASF Corporation
a division of
Grace Matthews advised CASS Polymers and Shoreview Industries
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has sold it's pressurized polyurethane foam adhesives business to
Grace Matthews advised 3M Company
has acquired select assets of the Capcure business from
has solid its portfolio company
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Grace Matthews advised Edgewater Capital and Management
has acquired the assets of
Grace Matthews advised California Products Corporation
Grace Matthews advised W.F. Taylor Co.
Grace Matthews advised Jones-Blair Company
Grace Matthews advised Eastman Chemical Company
has been recapitalized by a confidential private equity group
Grace Matthews advised Polytex Environmental Inks
Grace Matthews advised Allcast
Grace Matthews advised Silbond Holdings
has sold its portfolio company
Grace Matthews advised Superior Capital and Edge Adhesives
has sold its aroma chemicals business to
Grace Matthews advised Kerry Group
has sold certain assets to
Grace Matthews advised Spraylat Corporation
a wholly owned subsidiary of Syrgis Performance Products, LLC has been acquired by
Grace Matthews advised Syrgis Performance Products
Grace Matthews advised Northern Wire, LLC
with an equity investment from
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Grace Matthews advised Celeste and Brockway Moran & Partners
Grace Matthews advised Fasse Paint Company
Grace Matthews advised Nicoat and Prairie Capital
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Grace Matthews advised Audax Group
from
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has sold its Arlington, TX facility to
Grace Matthews advised Safway and ThyssenKrupp
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have invested mezzanine capital in
Grace Matthews advised Allison Payment Systems
has sold its Resilient Floor Coatings Business to
Grace Matthews advised LORD Corporation
has acquired the stock of
Grace Matthews advised The C.E. White Co.
Grace Matthews advised Engine Control Systems
Grace Matthews advised Northland Stainless
has acquired a majority interest in
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Grace Matthews advised Northwest Coatings
Grace Matthews advised Northstar Chemicals
has sold its Specialty Sweetener Division to
Grace Matthews advised Chr Hansen
has sold the assets of Lubrizol Performance Systems to
Grace Matthews advised Lubrizol Corporation
has merged with
Grace Matthews advised Columbia Paint & Coatings
Grace Matthews advised ColorMatrix Corporation
has licensed exclusive fields of Intelimer Technology from
has sold its Engine Control Systems division to
has sold its U. S. fine chemicals subsidiary to
Grace Matthews advised Borregaard Synthesis, Inc.
Grace Matthews advised Pacific Epoxy Polymers
has sold its Excipients Division to
has sold certain assets of the Foam Latex operations to
Grace Matthews advised Bostik Findley
has sold its Specialty Coatings operations to
Grace Matthews advised Raabe Corporation
has sold Paramount Paint & Lacquer to
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has been acquired by Management and
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has sold its subsidiary Safway Formwork Systems, LLC to
Grace Matthews advised Safway Services, Inc.
has sold its specialty chemical subsidiary
Grace Matthews advised Tushaus Computer Services
has completed a sale-leaseback transaction with
Grace Matthews advised Courthouse Athletic Club