# W. R. Grace to acquire Albemarle's Polyolefin Catalysts business for $416 million

W. R. Grace & Co.-Conn., a subsidiary of W. R. Grace & Co., entered into an agreement to acquire the Polyolefin Catalysts business of Albemarle Corporation for $416 million. The acquisition includes single-site catalysts, metallocenes, activators, and Ziegler-Natta catalysts.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2017-12-14
- Value: $416.0M
- Status: announced
- Products: polyolefin catalysts, single-site catalysts, metallocenes, activators, Ziegler-Natta catalysts
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Companies

- [Albemarle](https://endata.com/companies/10514.md) (target)
- [W.R. Grace & Co.](https://endata.com/companies/25566.md) (acquirer)

## Sources

- [sec.gov](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1045309/000104530917000084/a8-kacquisition121417.htm), 2017-12-20: "Grace-Conn. would acquire the Polyolefin Catalysts business of Albemarle for a purchase price of $416 million."

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