# Bakelite Synthetics to purchase Georgia-Pacific's Chemicals business in the Americas

Bakelite Synthetics has agreed to purchase Georgia-Pacific's Chemicals business in the Americas, including 11 chemical facilities employing approximately 600 people in the US and South America.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2021-09-12
- Where: United States
- Jobs: 600
- Status: announced
- Products: resin, formaldehyde
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Companies

- [Georgia-Pacific](https://endata.com/companies/1870.md) (target)
- [Bakelite Synthetics](https://endata.com/companies/57663.md) (acquirer)

## Sources

- [bakelite.com](https://bakelite.com/georgia-pacifics-chemicals-business/), 2021-09-12: "Bakelite Synthetics has agreed to purchase Georgia-Pacific’s Chemicals business in the Americas."

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