# Italmatch Chemicals to acquire BWA Water Additives

Italmatch Chemicals Group has signed an agreement to acquire BWA Water Additives, a provider of water management solutions for oil & gas, industrial water treatment and desalination. The transaction is expected to close in Q1 2019.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2018-12-10
- Status: announced
- Products: performance additives for water & process treatment, biocides for IWT and Oil & Gas
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md), [Water Treatment Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/water-treatment-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Italmatch Chemicals](https://endata.com/companies/27695.md) (acquirer)
- [BWA Water Additives](https://endata.com/companies/36014.md) (target)

## Sources

- [prnewswire.com](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/italmatch-chemicals-group-enters-into-an-agreement-for-the-acquisition-of-bwa-water-additives-300762637.html), 2018-12-10: "This transaction represents a unique opportunity to further increase our business, enhancing our innovative footprint in the water & process treatment applications field."
- [smartwatermagazine.com](https://smartwatermagazine.com/news/italmatch-chemicals/italmatch-chemicals-acquires-bwa-water-additives), 2019-01-02: "This transaction represents a unique opportunity to further increase our business, enhancing our innovative footprint in the water & process treatment applications field."

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