# Arkema acquires Colorado Photopolymer Solutions to boost 3D printing

Arkema, through its Sartomer business, acquired Colorado Photopolymer Solutions, a photopolymer resin formulator for 3D printing, in early December 2020.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2020-12-07
- Where: Boulder, Colorado, United States
- Value: $1.38B (1.14B EUR)
- Jobs: 860
- Status: completed
- Products: photopolymer resins, 3D printing materials
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Companies

- [Arkema](https://endata.com/companies/7031.md)
- [Arkema](https://endata.com/companies/7031.md) (acquirer)
- [Arkema](https://endata.com/companies/7031.md) (target)
- [Trinseo](https://endata.com/companies/17310.md) (acquirer)
- [Colorado Photopolymer Solutions](https://endata.com/companies/51673.md) (target)

## Sources

- [businesswire.com](https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20201206005075/en/Arkema-Expands-Sartomers-Product-Offering-and-Expertise-in-3D-Printing-With-the-Acquisition-of-Colorado-Photopolymer-Solutions), 2020-12-07: "The acquisition, which was completed early December 2020, complements Sartomer’s resin solutions and expertise, and is in line with Arkema’s strategy to become a pure Specialty Materials player by 2024."
- [specchemonline.com](https://www.specchemonline.com/index.php/arkema-moves-further-specialities), 2020-12-14: "This is a new step in the group’s transformation, and is fully in line with Arkema’s ambition to become a pure speciality materials player by 2024."
- [investor.trinseo.com](https://investor.trinseo.com/home/news/news-details/2020/Trinseo-To-Acquire-Arkemas-PMMA-Business-as-Part-of-its-Transformation-to-a-Specialty-Solutions-Provider-12-14-2020/default.aspx), 2020-12-14: "Trinseo announced today its entry into a binding agreement with Arkema S.A. to acquire Arkema's polymethyl methacrylates and activated methyl methacrylates businesses."
- [quiminet.com](https://www.quiminet.com/noticias/trinseo-adquirira-el-negocio-de-pmma-mma-de-arkema-4520610.htm), 2020-12-15: "Trinseo acordó la compra del negocio de PMMA y MMA de Arkema en una transacción que llegará a los $ 1,381 millones de dólares."
- [chemnews.com.cn](https://www.chemnews.com.cn/c/2020-12-16/668841.shtml), 2020-12-16: "This acquisition will become a catalyst for portfolio transformation, making the company a higher-margin, shorter-cycle solutions provider."
- [cen.acs.org](https://cen.acs.org/business/mergers-&-acquisitions/Trinseo-buy-Arkemas-methacrylates-business/98/web/2020/12), 2020-12-16: "In a bid to diversify and focus on higher-profit materials, the styrenic resins maker Trinseo has agreed to buy Arkema’s polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) business for about $1.4 billion."
- [adhesivesmag.com](https://www.adhesivesmag.com/articles/keyword/2546-acquisitions?page=27), 2020-12-21: "Arkema recently announced the proposed divestment of its polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) business to Trinseo for an enterprise value of €1.1 billion (approximately $1.3 billion)."

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