Refrigerant producer Ineos Fluor group is to be sold to Mexichem Fluor SA in a deal which will bring together the world's largest fluorspar supplier and HF producer with a worldwide fluorochemicals company.
Ineos Fluor supplies fluorine-based products and services for the refrigeration and air-conditioning sector and employs 350 people in Europe, North America and Asia while Mexichem is a Latin American producer of PVC pipes and resin, chloralkali, hydrofluoric acid and fluorspar.
The deal comprises the international business and assets related to Ineos Fluor operations in North America, Europe, and Asia.
David Price, CEO Ineos Fluor said: "Whilst performing well, the fluorochemicals business no longer fits within the Ineos group portfolio as it focuses its attention on its large-scale petrochemicals businesses.The agreement presents a unique opportunity to bring together the world's largest supplier of fluorspar, with our own world leading fluorochemical production assets, customer base and research capabilities."
Mexichem CEO Ricardo Gutiérrez Muñoz said, “Acquiring Ineos’ Fluorochemicals business reflects our ongoing strategy to add value to our main raw materials through vertical integration in more added value products, expanding our product range and extending the global reach of our fluorine products business.”
The sale is expected to be completed at the end of March subject to necessary regulatory approval and on completion will become a global producer of speciality fluorochemicals with annual sales revenue of over US $500 million.
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