# LANXESS completes acquisition of Brazilian biocide manufacturer IPEL

Specialty chemicals company LANXESS completed the acquisition of Itibanyl Produtos Especiais Ltda. (IPEL), a Brazilian biocide manufacturer based in Jarinu, São Paulo. The acquisition strengthens LANXESS's position in antimicrobial active ingredients and formulations.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2020-02-03
- Where: Jarinu, São Paulo, Brazil
- Jobs: 100
- Status: completed
- Products: biocides, specialty chemicals for paint and coating industry, preservatives, fungicides
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Companies

- [LANXESS](https://endata.com/companies/15514.md) (acquirer)
- [Itibanyl Produtos Especiais Ltda. (IPEL)](https://endata.com/companies/43652.md) (target)
- [Itibanyl Produtos Especiais Ltda.](https://endata.com/companies/43747.md) (target)

## Sources

- [lanxess.com](https://lanxess.com/en/media/press-releases/2020/02/lanxess-completes-acquisition-of-brazilian-biocide-manufacturer-ipel), 2020-02-03: "Specialty chemicals company LANXESS today, February 3, 2020, completed the acquisition of Itibanyl Produtos Especiais Ltda. (IPEL)."
- [european-coatings.com](https://www.european-coatings.com/news/raw-materials/lanxess-completes-acquisition-of-brazilian-biocide-manufacturer-ipel/), 2020-02-18: "With the acquisition, Lanxess wans to strengthen its position as one of the world’s leading manufacturers of antimicrobial active ingredients and formulations."

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