MOSCOW (MRC) -- INEOS O&P USA has announced it has acquired 100% of the shares of WLP Holding Corp., one of the largest high density polyethylene (HDPE) pipe manufacturers in North America, as per the company's press release.
The business is headquartered in Fort Worth, TX with production facilities in Kentucky, South Dakota, Utah, Texas, and Wyoming. A facility in Georgia is currently under construction.
With over 500 million pounds of annual production capacity, WL Plastics (WL) provides HDPE pipe to markets including oil, gas, industrial, mining, conduit, and municipal water and sewer. The company’s best-in-class manufacturing processes and experienced production personnel allow WL to be one of the most efficient producers of HDPE pipe. WL’s mission is to be the supplier of choice for its customers through an unwavering commitment to customer service, high quality control standards and speed to market.
Dennis Seith, CEO of INEOS O&P USA said, "We are very pleased to have acquired WL Plastics. The business is well-positioned to serve the growing North American pipe market and will complement INEOS’s existing portfolio of olefins and polymer products."
Mark Wason, CEO of WL Plastics said, "INEOS and WL are committed to safety, quality, manufacturing excellence and customer service. We believe ownership under INEOS will enable WL to strengthen our position in the market place through upstream integration backed by the resources of a global company enabling the next phase of WL Plastics growth."
The purchase price was not disclosed.
As MRC informed before, in early September 2016, Ineos Enterprises, a portfolio unit of the Swiss-based chemical group, purchased Calabrian Holdings from private equity firm SK Capital for an undisclosed sum. Based in Kingwood, Texas, Calabrian claims North American market leadership for liquid sulfur dioxide and sodium-based derivatives. It has a production plant in Port Neches, Texas, that supplies markets in North and South America, and another 35,000 t/y facility currently under construction in Timmins, Ontario, Canada. Once the latter starts up in the fourth quarter of 2016, total capacity for both plants will be around 200,000 t/y.
INEOS Group Limited is a privately owned multinational chemicals company consisting of 15 standalone business units, headquartered in Rolle, Switzerland and with its registered office in Lyndhurst, United Kingdom. It is the fourth largest chemicals company in the world measured by revenues (after BASF, Dow Chemical and LyondellBasell) and the largest privately owned company in the United Kingdom.
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