W. R. Grace & Company

W. R. Grace & Company is a manufacturer of specialty chemicals and materials, serving a diverse range of industries worldwide, including petroleum refining, plastic manufacturing, and construction. Founded in 1854 and headquartered in Columbia, Maryland, the company operates through two main segments: Grace Catalysts Technologies and Grace Materials Technologies. The Grace Catalysts Technologies segment supplies fluid catalytic cracking catalysts for producing transportation fuels and petrochemicals, as well as hydroprocessing catalysts and various chemical catalysts. Meanwhile, the Grace Materials Technologies segment focuses on silica-based and silica-alumina-based materials utilized in consumer products, pharmaceuticals, coatings, and chemical processing applications. W. R. Grace & Company is committed to providing reliable, value-added products and services to its customers.

Daniel Pate

Senior Vice President of Strategy, Planning and Sustainability

12 past transactions

Rive Technology

Acquisition in 2019
Rive Technology is a clean energy company focused on advancing catalyst technology for petroleum refining. The company has developed a proprietary catalyst, originally invented at MIT, that enhances the efficiency of traditional zeolite catalysts. This innovation allows for improved access to large hydrocarbon molecules, significantly increasing the yield of gasoline and diesel fuel produced from each barrel of crude oil. Rive's catalyst is designed to integrate seamlessly into existing refinery operations, enabling refiners to boost production and profitability without requiring substantial capital investment. By optimizing diffusion-limited reactions, Rive Technology aims to transform the petroleum refining process and contribute to more sustainable energy solutions.
BASF’s Catalysts division is the world’s leading supplier of environmental and process catalysts. The group offers exceptional expertise in the development of technologies that protect the air we breathe, produce the fuels that power our world and ensure efficient production of a wide variety of chemicals, plastics and other products, including advanced battery materials. By leveraging our industry-leading R&D platforms, passion for innovation and deep knowledge of precious and base metals, BASF’s Catalysts division develops unique, proprietary solutions that drive customer success.
Rheoset specializes in quality concrete admixtures based on proprietary, value-added concrete technologies that enhance the performance of concrete and contribute to higher quality, longer lasting structures. These technologies help customers across the value chain achieve efficient production and enhanced productivity.

De Neef Conchem Group

Acquisition in 2011
De Neef Conchem Group manufactures and markets construction chemicals.
Meilixin has manufacturing facilities for the production of customizable, fit-for-use waterproofing membranes, materials and compounds, as well as administrative offices and warehousing operations in Wuhan, the modern capital of the Hubei province located in Central China. There are around 50 employees at the facilities. Meilixin's products include multilayer macromolecule compound membranes, self-adhesive rubber membranes, cementitious capillary crystalline waterproofing materials and macromolecule compound coatings. The products help protect structures from the damaging effects of water. In addition to being sold in China, the products have been exported to Southeast Asia, America, Europe and other regions of the world.

Synthetech

Acquisition in 2010
Synthetech, Inc. is a fine chemicals company that focuses on organic synthesis, biocatalysis, and chiral technologies. It develops and manufactures specialty amino acids, amino acid derivatives, peptide fragments, and custom chiral intermediates, primarily catering to the pharmaceutical industry. The company adheres to current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP) and complies with U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulations in producing advanced pharmaceutical intermediates. Synthetech's offerings facilitate the development and production of therapeutic peptides and peptidomimetic small molecule drugs, supporting clients from the early stages of clinical development through to market launch and commercial production. Additionally, its products contribute to the creation of chemically-based medical devices. Synthetech serves a diverse customer base that includes major and mid-sized pharmaceutical companies, contract drug synthesis firms, biotechnology companies, and research institutions.

Flexit Laboratories

Acquisition in 2005
Flexit is a privately held company that manufactures columns and accessories for HPLC (high performance liquid chromatography) and SPE (solid phase extraction), tools used by life science and analytical companies for drug discovery and production. Flexit will be integrated into the Discovery Sciences business of Grace's Davison Chemicals segment.

Midland Dexter Venezuela

Acquisition in 2005
Midevensa is a supplier of coatings and sealants for rigid packaging in the local and export markets of Latin America.

Alltech International Holdings

Acquisition in 2004
Alltech is a privately held company with manufacturing facilities and R&D laboratories in the United States, England and Belgium and has an extensive sales, marketing and distribution organization with 21 locations worldwide, including China, Australia, England, Germany, and the United States. Its products are used in high performance liquid, gas, and ion chromatography, as well as solid phase extraction technologies, for drug discovery and production.

GROM Analytik + HPLC

Acquisition in 2004
Grom is a privately-held specialty chromatography business based in Germany. The company manufactures columns and provides packing and applications services for analytical and preparative chromatography. Grace, a global leader in silica material technology, has been building its separations business through a strategy of internal growth and acquisitions. The company currently manufactures VYDAC® columns and media for analytical, preparative, and process applications and DAVISIL® chromatographic media. The company recently introduced the DENALITM line of columns and media for smallmolecule separations. Recent acquisitions include MODcol Corporation, experts in preparative column packing technology, and the Jones Chromatography HPLC line.

The Separations Group

Acquisition in 2001
The Separations Group is a major global supplier of HPLC (High Performance Liquid Chromatography) columns and separation products for analytical, preparative and process applications to several industries, including chemical, petroleum, environmental, agricultural, biotechnology, pharmaceutical and other life sciences.

Schurpack

Acquisition in 1997
Schurpack is a supplier of plastic laminate packaging materials for the institutional and retail cook-in market segment. Cook-in foods are specially packaged meats and entrees that minimize preparation time for food service operations and supermarkets while increasing shelf life and delivering the highest product yield during the cooking process.
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