# Cargill to acquire Arkema's epoxides business and Blooming Prairie plant

Cargill has agreed to acquire Arkema's epoxides business, including a facility in Blooming Prairie, Minnesota, to gain end-to-end production capabilities in bio-based plasticizers and polyols.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2021-09-27
- Where: Blooming Prairie, Minnesota, United States
- Status: announced
- Products: epoxidized vegetable oils, bio-based plasticizers, polyols
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Companies

- [Cargill](https://endata.com/companies/3828.md) (acquirer)
- [Arkema](https://endata.com/companies/7031.md) (target)

## Sources

- [cargill.com](https://www.cargill.com/2021/cargill-to-acquire-arkemas-epoxides-business), 2021-09-27: "Adding this capability will allow us to innovate across the polyol value chain, transforming our vegetable oil into highly functional compounds that bring benefits like flexibility, durability and heat stability to a wide range of industrial products."

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