# Trinseo completes acquisition of Synthomer's tire cord binders business

Trinseo completed the cash acquisition of Synthomer's Germany-based vinyl pyridine latex business, including product recipes, customer lists, and IP, with contract manufacturing continuing at Synthomer's Marl facility.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2020-05-01
- Where: Marl, Germany, Germany
- Status: completed
- Products: vinyl pyridine latex, tire cord binders
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Companies

- [Trinseo](https://endata.com/companies/17310.md) (acquirer)
- [Synthomer](https://endata.com/companies/22247.md) (target)

## Sources

- [borderless.net](https://www.borderless.net/news/energy-and-chemical-value-chain/trinseo-completes-acquisition-of-synthomers-germany-based-tire-cord-binders-business/), 2020-05-01: "Trinseo says it has completed the cash acquisition of the Germany-based vinyl pyridine latex business from Synthomer."
- [european-rubber-journal.com](https://www.european-rubber-journal.com/article/2069597/trinseo-completes-purchase-of-synthomer-s-vp-latex-unit), 2020-05-04: "This acquisition aligns well with our strategy to grow our latex binders business in coatings and CASE applications, and also reinforces our position as a solutions provider to the high-performance tire segment."
- [european-coatings.com](https://www.european-coatings.com/news/raw-materials/trinseo-to-acquire-vinyl-pyridine-latex-business-from-synthomer/), 2020-05-11: "This acquisition aligns well with our strategy to grow our Latex Binders business in Coatings/CASE applications, and also reinforces our position as a solutions provider to the high-performance tire segment."

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