# Ascend Performance Materials acquires Esseti Plast GD and Poliblend

Ascend Performance Materials acquired Italian companies Esseti Plast GD and Poliblend from the D'Ottavio Group, including a shared manufacturing facility in Mozzate, Italy. The acquisitions were expected to close during Q2 2020; terms were not disclosed.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2020-05-01
- Where: Mozzate, Italy, Italy
- Status: announced
- Products: masterbatch, engineering plastics (PA66, PA6, PBT, POM)
- Sectors: [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md), [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Companies

- [Ascend Performance Materials](https://endata.com/companies/26329.md) (acquirer)
- [Poliblend](https://endata.com/companies/45230.md) (target)
- [Esseti Plast GD](https://endata.com/companies/45231.md) (target)
- [D’Ottavio Group](https://endata.com/companies/45232.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [doi.org](https://doi.org/10.1016/s0306-3747(20)30055-5), 2020-05-01: "Ascend Performance Materials is acquiring Italian companies Esseti Plast GD and Poliblend from the D'Ottavio Group."

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