# Hexcel enters exclusive negotiations to acquire Structil

Hexcel Corp. announced it has entered into exclusive negotiations to acquire all shares of Structil S.A., a French producer of high-performance composites for aerospace, defense and industrial markets. The acquisition is expected to close in 2017.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2017-06-01
- Where: Vert-le-Petit, France, France
- Status: announced
- Products: prepregs, structural adhesives, pultruded profiles
- Sectors: [Aerospace Components](https://endata.com/sectors/aerospace-components.md)

## Companies

- [Mitsubishi Corporation](https://endata.com/companies/575.md) (partner)
- [Safran](https://endata.com/companies/1270.md) (partner)
- [Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation](https://endata.com/companies/5545.md) (partner)
- [Hexcel](https://endata.com/companies/15803.md) (acquirer)
- [Structil](https://endata.com/companies/24652.md) (target)
- [Safran Ceramics](https://endata.com/companies/24771.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [textileworld.com](https://www.textileworld.com/textile-world/nonwovens-technical-textiles/2017/06/hexcel-has-entered-into-exclusive-negotiations-to-acquire-french-composites-company-structil/), 2017-06-01: "By combining Structil's advanced composites product portfolio of prepregs, adhesives and pultrusions with ours, this acquisition would further enhance our product offerings to our customers in aerospace and industrial."
- [aviationweek.com](https://aviationweek.com/defense/hexcel-looks-buy-safran-oriented-advanced-composites-provider), 2017-06-02: "Hexcel said June 1 that it is in exclusive negotiations to acquire Structil SA, a Safran-Mitsubishi joint venture that produces and supplies high-performance composites."
- [ceramicindustry.com](http://www.ceramicindustry.com/articles/96355-hexcel-enters-negotiations-to-acquire-composites-company-structil/), 2017-06-08: "By combining Structil's advanced composites product portfolio of prepregs, adhesives and pultrusions with ours, this acquisition would further enhance our product offerings."

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