# Trinseo to acquire Arkema's PMMA business for €1.137 billion

Trinseo announced on December 14, 2023, that it will acquire Arkema's polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) and methyl methacrylate (MMA) businesses for €1.137 billion (approximately $1.36 billion). The transaction is expected to close in mid-2021, pending regulatory approval.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2023-12-14
- Value: $1.36B (1.14B EUR)
- Status: announced
- Products: polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA), methyl methacrylate (MMA)
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md), [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md)

## Companies

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

## Sources

- [haythink.com](https://www.haythink.com/trinseo-will-acquire-arkemas-polymethyl-methacrylate-pmma-business/), 2024-01-15: "This acquisition will become a catalyst for portfolio transformation, making the company a higher-profit and shorter-cycle solution provider."

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