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March (2020)

Ingenia Polymers Inc: Acquires Bayshore Masterbatch Operations in La Porte, Texas  Link...

Ingenia Polymers has acquired the Bayshore masterbatch tolling operations located in La Porte, Texas that were formerly part of A. Schulmann prior to its acquisition by LyondellBasell in 2018.


August (2018)

Lyondellbassell: Completes Schulman Acquistion  Link...

LyongellBasell has completed its $2.25 billion acquistion of A. Schulman Inc., creating the world's largest compounding business. The acquisition more than doubles the firm's existing compounding business and broadens its reach into growing, high-margin end markets such as automotive, construction materials, electronic goods and packaging. Schulman now will be combined with LyondellBasell's compounding business and operate as Advanced Polymer Solutions, a reporting segment within LyondellBasell


February (2018)

Lyondellbassell: Definitive Agreement to Acquire A. Schulman, Inc  Link...

LyondellBasell and A. Schulman, Inc. have entered into a definitive agreement under which LyondellBasell will acquire A. Schulman for a total consideration of $2.25 billion. The agreement will double the size of LyondellBasell's existing compounding business and establishes a platform for future growth with reach into additional high-growth markets.


March (2017)

A Schulman Inc: Increasing Colour MB Capacity in Europe  Link...

A. Schulman is increasing colour masterbatch capacity at three of its sites in Hungary, Poland and Italy each location installing an additional extruder.


March (2016)

A Schulman Inc: Adding New Lines in Mexico, Planning New Plant in Peru  Link...

A. Schulamn is adding new production lines in Mexico and is also planning a new manufacturing facility in Peru.


October (2015)

A Schulman Inc: Closing Sites in Evansville  Link...

Schulman Inc is closing three plants in Evansville, Indiana and moving production to other Schuman sites in Evansville. The closures affect plants which were acquired from Citadel Plastics.


April (2015)

A Schulman Inc: To Establish Masterbatch Production Plant In Turkey  Link...

AKRON, Ohio, April 7, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- A. Schulman, Inc. (Nasdaq: SHLM), a leading international supplier of high-performance plastic compounds, powders and resins, today announced plans to establish a new Masterbatch production plant in Turkey. This new facility will produce, when fully operational, approximately 40 million pounds of the Company's premium additive, white, and breathable masterbatches for food and industrial packaging customers in Turkey and other fast-growing countries in the Middle East and North Africa.


A Schulman Inc: Expanding PET Masterbatch Compounding in Europe  Link...

AKRON, Ohio, April 23, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- A. Schulman, Inc. (Nasdaq: SHLM), a leading international supplier of high-performance plastic compounds, powders and resins, today announced that it has expanded its existing polyethylene terephthalate ("PET") compounding capacity by adding a new production line at the Bornem masterbatch plant in Belgium.


A Schulman Inc: Establishing Masterbatch Production Plant in Turkey  Link...

AKRON, Ohio, April 7, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- A. Schulman, Inc. (Nasdaq: SHLM), a leading international supplier of high-performance plastic compounds, powders and resins, today announced plans to establish a new Masterbatch production plant in Turkey. This new facility will produce, when fully operational, approximately 40 million pounds of the Company's premium additive, white, and breathable masterbatches for food and industrial packaging customers in Turkey and other fast-growing countries in the Middle East and North Africa.


March (2015)

A Schulman Inc: Acquisition Of Citadel, A Leading North American Specialty Engineered Plastics Company  Link...

AKRON, Ohio, March 16, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- A. Schulman, Inc. (Nasdaq-GS: SHLM), a leading international supplier of high-performance plastic compounds, powders and resins, announced today that it has executed a definitive agreement to acquire all of the issued and outstanding capital stock of privately held Citadel Plastics Holdings, Inc. ("Citadel"), a portfolio company of private equity firms HGGC and Charlesbank Capital Partners, for $800 million. Based in West Chicago, IL, Citadel is a leading North American specialty engineered plastics company that produces thermoset composites and thermoplastic compounds for specialty product applications spanning multiple industries including transportation, industrial & construction, consumer, electrical, energy and healthcare & safety. In 2014, Citadel had approximately $525 million of pro-forma revenue (giving effect to their recent acquisition) and pro-forma earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization ("EBITDA") of approximately $75 million.


A Schulman Inc: Acquisition of Citadel Plastics  Link...

AKRON, Ohio, March 16, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- A. Schulman, Inc. (Nasdaq-GS: SHLM), a leading international supplier of high-performance plastic compounds, powders and resins, announced today that it has executed a definitive agreement to acquire all of the issued and outstanding capital stock of privately held Citadel Plastics Holdings, Inc. ("Citadel"), a portfolio company of private equity firms HGGC and Charlesbank Capital Partners, for $800 million. Based in West Chicago, IL, Citadel is a leading North American specialty engineered plastics company that produces thermoset composites and thermoplastic compounds for specialty product applications spanning multiple industries including transportation, industrial & construction, consumer, electrical, energy and healthcare & safety. In 2014, Citadel had approximately $525 million of pro-forma revenue (giving effect to their recent acquisition) and pro-forma earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization ("EBITDA") of approximately $75 million.


December (2014)

A Schulman Inc: Doubling Masterbatch Production Capacity, Dongguan, China  Link...

AKRON, Ohio, Dec. 4, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- A. Schulman, Inc. (Nasdaq-GS: SHLM) announced today that it has added equipment in its manufacturing facility in Dongguan, China to accommodate increasing demand in the Company's Masterbatch Solutions business. This new production line, which the Company expects will ramp up in volume over the next several months, will double the current Masterbatch production capacity at the facility and enhance its ability to serve the needs of the packaging and personal care & hygiene industries in China.


November (2014)

A Schulman Inc: Consolidating North American Production Facitlities  Link...

A. Schulman, Inc. (Nasdaq-GS: SHLM) announced today that it is consolidating its North American production facilities. As part of its ongoing review of its manufacturing footprint, the Company will close its plant in Stryker, Ohio, in April 2015 and shift the plant's production to other facilities in North America.


September (2014)

A Schulman Inc: Acquires Australia Based Compco  Link...

AKRON, Ohio, Sept. 2, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- A. Schulman, Inc. (Nasdaq-GS: SHLM) announced today that it has acquired Compco Pty. Ltd. ("Compco"), located near Melbourne, Australia, for $6.7 million in cash.


June (2014)

A Schulman Inc: Acquires Ferro Corp's Specialty Plastics Business  Link...

Schulman acquires Ferro's Specialty Plastics Business for $91 million in cash. The deal includes four US plants and one plant in Spain.


March (2014)

A Schulman Inc: Acquire Prime Colokrants Inc  Link...

Schulman have paid $15.1 million dollars to acquire Prime Colorants Inc, a maker of custom color and additive concentrates in Franklin, TN.


September (2013)

A Schulman Inc: Doubling of Compounding Capacity in China  Link...

Expansion to more than double capacity at its compounding plant in Dongguan, China. This is part of a broader effort to make Asia a much larger portion of global sales.


A. Schulman Inc - Strategic Acquistition  Link...

A. Schulman, Inc. announced the signing of a definitive agreement to acquire The Perrite Group, a thermoplastics manufacturing business with operations in Malaysia, the United Kingdom and France


June (2012)

A Schulman Inc: JV with Saudi Arabian Company for PP Compounding Unit  Link...

National Petrochemical Industrial and A Schulman plan to build a 100k MT PP compounding unit in Yanbu.


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