# Niche Polymer acquires four resin powder plants from LyondellBasell

Niche Polymer acquired four US resin powder plants from LyondellBasell Industries for an undisclosed sum, establishing a new business unit called Specialty Powders LLC. The plants are located in China, TX; Grand Junction, TN; East Chicago, IN; and Allentown, PA, and employ about 200 people with 60 production lines.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2025-09-16
- Where: China, TX; Grand Junction, TN; East Chicago, IN; Allentown, PA, United States
- Jobs: 200
- Status: completed
- Products: resin powder, specialty powders, custom compounding of thermoplastic engineering resins
- Sectors: [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md), [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Companies

- [LyondellBasell Industries NV](https://endata.com/companies/21448.md) (target)
- [Niche Polymer](https://endata.com/companies/66132.md) (acquirer)

## Sources

- [plasticstoday.com](https://www.plasticstoday.com/compounding/niche-polymer-expands-with-major-lyondellbasell-acquisition), 2025-09-16: "Niche Polymer has acquired four US resin powder plants from LyondellBasell Industries for an undisclosed sum, establishing a new business unit called Specialty Powders LLC to manage the expanded powder manufacturing operations."

---
Data from Endata (https://endata.com/). Announcements are summarized from public sources and may be incomplete; check the linked originals.