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SMC Global Acquires International Chemicals LLC

November 12, 2024

Manufacturing

SMC Global (Special Materials Company) has acquired International Chemicals LLC (ICC), integrating SMC's oilfield business into ICC's San Angelo operations. The deal expands SMC's product and service portfolio for the oil & gas and produced water treatment markets, adding manufacturing, warehousing, and logistics capabilities.

Formosa Laboratories Acquires SynChem to Expand North American CDMO Footprint

June 3, 2024

Pharmaceuticals

Formosa Laboratories, Inc., a Taiwan-based API supplier and CDMO, has completed its acquisition of SynChem, Inc., a contract research laboratory in suburban Chicago. SynChem will operate as SynChem-Formosa with Dr. W. Paul Mar remaining as CEO as the combined operations expand Formosa's US CDMO capabilities for small-molecule APIs and ADC-related chemistries.

Seatex Acquires ChemQuest Chemicals

September 7, 2022

Manufacturing

Seatex, a specialty chemical manufacturer backed by Cotton Creek Capital, has acquired ChemQuest Chemicals, a custom toll manufacturer headquartered in Pasadena, Texas. The deal, completed in September 2022, expands Seatex's production capacity and technical capabilities while providing continuity for ChemQuest customers; Edgewater Capital Partners, ChemQuest's private equity owner, sold the business.

The TECMA Group Acquires NCH Customs Brokers

September 28, 2023

Logistics & Distribution

The TECMA Group, through its subsidiary Tecma Customs Solutions, has purchased and merged NCH Customs Brokers, a customs brokerage serving clients along the U.S.–Mexico border. The acquisition brings NCH into Tecma's Customs Group to scale operations, improve technology and service for cross-border manufacturing clients; financial terms were not disclosed.

FBC Chemical Corporation Acquires TR Chem Solutions, LLC

October 31, 2025

Manufacturing

FBC Chemical Corporation has acquired specialty chemical manufacturer TR Chem Solutions, LLC in a transaction that closed on October 31, 2025. The acquisition expands FBC's product portfolio and supplier network, adding TR Chem's silicone fluids, specialty additives, industrial emulsions and food‑grade lubricants to FBC's distribution and toll‑blending capabilities.

USALCO (H.I.G. Portfolio Company) Acquires AlChem Specialties and CalCHEM

January 5, 2021

Manufacturing

USALCO, a portfolio company of H.I.G. Capital, has acquired Al Chem Specialties, LLC (AlChem) and CalChem, LLC (CalCHEM). The acquisition brings manufacturing capacity in Mentor, Ohio and Modesto, California, expanding USALCO's geographic reach and strengthening its specialty chemicals offering for water/wastewater treatment and industrial end markets.