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Owensboro Specialty Polymers

Owensboro Specialty Polymers Headquartered in Owensboro, KY, Owensboro Specialty Polymers (“OSP”) is the North America market leader in polyvinylidene chloride (“PVdC”) latex emulsions, a specialty polymer barrier coating used in the flexible packaging, metal coatings, and oil & gas markets. OSP complements its PVdC products with polyvinyl acetate (“PVAc”) emulsions, a backbone polymer used in […]

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Ranbar Electrical Materials

Ranbar Electrical Materials Headquartered in Harrison City, Pennsylvania, Ranbar is a custom developer and manufacturer of specialty resins, varnishes, and coatings materials used in the industrial coatings, steel, electrical, and motor industries. The Company has a strong reputation as a high-touch, high-service supplier of specialty resins for global coatings formulators, mid-sized specialty coatings companies, OEMs

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MFG Chemical, Inc.

MFG Chemical, Inc. Based in Dalton, Georgia, MFG Chemical, Inc. (MFG or the “Company”) was founded in 1981 as a compounder and reseller of chemicals used in the carpet industry. Over its 35+ year history, the Company transformed itself into a leading surfactants, polymers and specialty chemicals manufacturer, with a differentiated position in chemistries based

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Aakash Chemicals (Heritage Color)

Aakash Chemicals (Heritage Color) Heritage Color LLC, is a Savannah, GA manufacturer of liquid pigment dispersions offering state-of-the-art manufacturing and formulation expertise to customers across North America in the seed coatings and graphics arts markets. Founded in 2011, Heritage has established a position as a technology leader in its markets by utilizing cutting-edge Nanomill technology

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Buckman Laboratories

Buckman Laboratories Buckman Laboratories is a multinational, privately held water treatment chemicals solutions provider. A portion of the Company’s operations in eastern Canada (the Business) provide chemical solutions for a variety of applications including cooling water and boiling water systems and influent / effluent treatment. The Business services customers in the manufacturing, food & beverage,

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United Paint

United Paint United Paint sold its global interior automotive rigid thermoplastics coatings business (the ‘Business’) to Axalta Coatings Systems. Grace Matthews advised United Paint on this transaction. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The Business, with operations in North America and China, is a formulator and manufacturer of highly innovative coatings for automotive interior

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Americhem Group

Americhem Group Americhem Group, a global provider of color and additive and engineered compound solutions for the polymer industry, acquired Vi-Chem Corporation, a leading compounder of specialty engineered resins used in injection molding, extrusion and blow molding applications. Grace Matthews advised Americhem on this transaction. Vi-Chem, based in Grand Rapids, Mich., employs 85 people and

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Jones-Blair Company

Jones-Blair Company Jones-Blair Company (Jones-Blair or the “Company”) is a niche market leader in the development, manufacture, and marketing of industrial (predominantly oil & gas) and construction coatings (marketed under the NEOGARD brand name). Jones-Blair is well known in the coatings industry for its technologically-advanced, user-friendly products and its industry-leading customer service. Jones-Blair was founded

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Compass Chemical International

Compass Chemical International Compass Chemical International LLC (Compass) has been acquired by One Rock Capital Partners, LLC (One Rock). Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Grace Matthews, Inc., a Milwaukee-based investment bank, advised the seller, BMMC Holdings LLC, on the transaction. With operations in Smyrna, GA, and Huntsville, TX, Compass is a leading

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