(hydrocarbonprocessing) -- Eastman Chemical has completed its previously-announced acquisition of Solutia, the US-based chemicals company said on Monday.
The approximately USD4.8 billion acquisition supports Eastman’s growth strategy to increase revenues and profit margins by expanding the company’s geographic reach, especially in emerging markets, and by establishing a more diverse and sustainable product portfolio, the company said.
Eastman expects the acquisition to be immediately accretive to earnings, excluding acquisition-related costs and charges.
With the acquisition of Solutia, Eastman has made structural changes resulting in five reporting segments: additives and functional products, adhesives and plasticizers, advanced materials, fibers, and specialty fluids and intermediates.
This structure takes into consideration the strategies, operating models, and sales channels that the various businesses employ, the company said.
Further details on each segment can be found in Eastman’s official news release.
The company will report third quarter 2012 financial results under the new reporting structure, it said.
MRC