Kraton Corporation将被Chemical Co. Ltd收购

04-OCT-21

Kraton Corporation是全球领先的专业聚合物和高价值生物生物产品的可持续可持续生产国，该产品衍生自Pine Wood Pulping Copropucts，宣布已根据DL Chemical Co. Ltd.签订了确定的合并协议（（以前是Daelim），将通过全现金交易获得100％的克拉顿，这意味着企业价值约为25亿美元。
Kevin M. Fogarty, Kraton's President and Chief Executive Officer said that he believes DL Chemical has the industry presence and resources to continue to support the growth of Kraton's business on a global scale".

"We believe the scale and strength of the combined company will also benefit our customers and our employees, as it will expand Kraton's global reach while creating a robust platform to further support investment in the existing innovation pipeline and provide for further expansion of sustainable offerings," said Dan F. Smith, Chairman of Kraton's Board of Directors.

Sang Woo Kim, Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of DL Chemical said "We have been highly interested in Kraton's specialty polymer and bio-based chemical business, and this combination will allow us to provide our customers with a wider range of innovative products, while adding the ability to serve a diverse range of end markets in over 70 countries worldwide."

About Kraton

Kraton Corporation (NYSE "KRA") is a leading global producer of specialty polymers and high-value performance products derived from renewable resources. Kraton's polymers are used in a wide range of applications, including adhesives, coatings, consumer and personal care products, sealants and lubricants, and medical, packaging, automotive, paving and roofing products. As the largest global provider in the pine chemicals industry, the company's pine-based specialty products are sold into adhesive, road and construction and tire markets, and it produces and sells a broad range of performance chemicals into markets that include fuel additives, oilfield chemicals, coatings, metalworking fluids and lubricants, inks and mining. Kraton offers its products to a diverse customer base in over 70 countries worldwide.

关于DL化学

DL Chemical是一家领先的石化公司，拥有超过46年的运营经验和独特的技术知识。该公司总部位于韩国，是该国第一家对金属化聚乙烯和聚丁烯进行商业化的石化公司，也是第一个向美国出口聚丁烯技术的公司。DL Chemical是世界上最大的聚丁烯生产国，生产能力为200 kta年。DL Chemical拥有商业化BOCD（广泛的正交联合分布）聚乙烯和EPO（乙烯 - 丙烯低聚物），仅在全球第二次。2020年3月，DL Chemical（作为DAELIM Industrial Co. Ltd.的一部分，在DL Chemical拆分之前）以5.3亿美元的现金收购了Kraton的Cariflextm业务。