A. Schulman Inc.
Compounders and concentrates makers "are still attractive in M&&A," says Keith Rodden, an industry veteran of consulting firm Compound Solutions LLC "Selling prices for independent compounders are as high as they've ever been."
North American compounders and concentrate makers are reporting solid results for 2018, even as supply chain issues have caused some bumps in the road.
A. Schulman Inc. is no longer an independent company, but the global compounder and resin distributor remains involved in a court case.
The first resin tariffs begin in the growing U.S. and China trade conflict, LyondellBasell completes its acquisition of A. Schulman and ExxonMobil may be expanding again in Texas.
Global materials giant LyondellBasell has completed its $2.25 billion acquisition of A. Schulman Inc., creating what officials said is the world's largest compounding business. It also ends Schulman's 90-year history as an independent company.
A trial involving materials firms A. Schulman Inc. and Citadel Plastic Holdings LLC has caught the attention of a New York tabloid, mainly through the involvement of former NFL star Steve Young.
Shareholders in materials firm A. Schulman Inc. have approved a deal under which LyondellBasell Industries will acquire Schulman for $2.25 billion on June 14.
LyondellBasell Industries plans to combine A. Schulman with its own sizable polypropylene compounding unit. Schulman shareholders will vote on the offer June 14.
Fairlawn, Ohio-based A. Schulman Inc. has set June 14 as the date for a special sharholders' meeting to vote on a merger agreement with global plastics, chemicals and refining company LyondellBasell Industries.
Materials firm A. Schulman Inc. is seeking unspecified damages connected to its troubled deal for Citadel in 2015. A trial in the case is now underway in Wilmington, Del.
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