# Arkema acquires Dow's flexible packaging adhesives business for $150M

Dow Chemical completed the sale of its flexible packaging composite adhesive business to Arkema for $150 million. The transaction includes five production sites in Italy, the U.S., and Mexico.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2026-11-04
- Value: $150.0M
- Status: completed
- Products: flexible packaging composite adhesives, solvent-based laminating adhesives, solvent-free laminating adhesives, heat-seal coatings
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Companies

- [Dow Chemical](https://endata.com/companies/2284.md) (target)
- [Dow](https://endata.com/companies/2996.md) (target)
- [Arkema](https://endata.com/companies/7031.md) (acquirer)

## Sources

- [tdd-global.com](https://www.tdd-global.com/article-hot-news/dow-chemical-is-selling-its-flexible-packaging-composite-adhesives-business-to-arkema-a-global-leader-in-specialty-materials-for-150-million.html), 2026-11-04: "Dow Chemical has completed the sale of its flexible packaging composite adhesive business to Arkema for $150 million, as announced on May 2, 2024."
- [tdd-global.com](https://www.tdd-global.com/article-hot-news/arkema-completes-acquisition-of-dow-s-flexible-packaging-lamination-adhesives-business-for-250-million.html), 2026-11-04: "This acquisition is a major step for Bostic in the flexible packaging adhesives market, and it offers a unique opportunity for us to become a key partner to our customers across the whole packaging value chain."

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