# Nippon Shokubai acquires SIRRUS Inc.

Nippon Shokubai signed a contract to acquire all shares of U.S. chemical technology venture SIRRUS Inc., making it a subsidiary. The deal is expected to close in March 2017. SIRRUS holds technology for diethyl methylene malonate (DEMM) and derivatives.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2017-03-28
- Where: Ohio, United States
- Status: announced
- Products: diethyl methylene malonate (DEMM), MM-D derivatives
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Companies

- [Nippon Shokubai](https://endata.com/companies/15191.md) (acquirer)
- [SIRRUS Inc.](https://endata.com/companies/23140.md) (target)

## Sources

- [nikkei.com](https://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXLRSP440765_Y7A320C1000000/), 2017-03-28: "当社では2014年度にスタートした長期経営計画「新生日本触媒 2020」において、アクリル酸・SAP事業に続く大型の新規事業創出に取り組んでいます。"

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