# Arkema to acquire Lambson for Sartomer

Arkema announced a project to acquire Lambson, a UK-based specialty chemical company with sales of €45 million, to expand Sartomer's photoinitiator product offering. Closing is expected in Q4 2019, subject to antitrust approval.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2019-07-30
- Where: UK, United Kingdom
- Status: announced
- Products: photoinitiators
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Companies

- [Arkema](https://endata.com/companies/7031.md) (acquirer)
- [Sartomer](https://endata.com/companies/25558.md) (partner)
- [Lambson](https://endata.com/companies/37955.md) (target)

## Sources

- [inkworldmagazine.com](https://www.inkworldmagazine.com/breaking-news/arkema-expands-sartomers-product-offering-with-acquisition-of-lambson/), 2019-07-30: "Arkema announced a project to acquire Lambson, a company specializing in photoinitiators for curing, a technology meeting the demands of markets such as electronics, 3D printing, digital ink, composites and high performance coatings."
- [coatingsworld.com](https://www.coatingsworld.com/breaking-news/arkema-expands-sartomers-product-offering-with-lambson-acquisition/), 2019-07-30: "Arkema announced a project to acquire Lambson, a company specializing in photoinitiators for curing, a technology meeting the demands of markets such as electronics, 3D printing, digital ink, composites and high performance coatings."
- [cen.acs.org](https://cen.acs.org/business/specialty-chemicals/Arkema-makes-two-European-acquisitions/97/i31), 2019-08-03: "Arkema has agreed to buy Lambson, a British producer of photoinitiators for curing polymers used in the electronics, 3-D printing, and composite markets."
- [doi.org](https://doi.org/10.1021/cen-09731-buscon9), 2019-08-05: "Arkema has agreed to buy Lambson, a British producer of photoinitiators for curing polymers used in the electronics, 3-D printing, and composite markets."
- [canplastics.com](https://www.canplastics.com/materials/arkema-acquires-specialty-chemicals-manufacturer-lambson/1003450499/), 2019-08-05: "These solutions will complement the offering of [Arkema’s] Sartomer [business unit]."

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