# H.B. Fuller sells surfactants, thickeners and dispersants business to Tiarco for $71 million

H.B. Fuller has signed an agreement to sell its surfactants, thickeners and dispersants business to Tiarco, LLC for $71 million. The sale includes a production plant in Dalton, Georgia.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2019-06-11
- Where: Dalton, Georgia, United States
- Value: $71.0M
- Status: announced
- Products: surfactants, thickeners, dispersants
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Companies

- [H.B. Fuller](https://endata.com/companies/8240.md)
- [H.B. Fuller](https://endata.com/companies/8240.md) (target)
- [Textile Rubber & Chemical Company](https://endata.com/companies/25328.md) (partner)
- [Tiarco](https://endata.com/companies/39939.md) (acquirer)

## Sources

- [gracematthews.com](https://gracematthews.com/press_release/grace-matthews-advises-h-b-fuller-on-the-divestiture-of-its-surfactants-thickeners-and-dispersants-business-to-tiarco-llc/), 2019-06-11: "We see this transaction as a very favorable outcome for the business."
- [prnewswire.com](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/hb-fuller-to-sell-surfactants-thickeners-and-dispersants-business-to-tiarco-llc-for-71-million-300865818.html), 2019-06-11: "Our focus is to shift our portfolio to more highly specified adhesive solutions, and the surfactants, thickeners and dispersants business is not part of our strategic vision."
- [trcc.com](https://trcc.com/tiarco-completes-transaction-to-purchase-h-b-fullers-surfactants-thickeners-and-dispersants-business/), 2019-07-02: "Textile Rubber & Chemical Co. and the Tiarco team are excited to have H.B. Fuller’s Rheology and Surfactant group join our portfolio of businesses."
- [nonwovens-industry.com](https://www.nonwovens-industry.com/breaking-news/tiarco-completes-hb-fuller-acquisition/), 2019-07-18: "Textile Rubber & Chemical Co. and the Tiarco team are excited to have H.B. Fuller's Rheology and Surfactant group join our portfolio of businesses."

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