Huntsman completes Oxid LP acquisition

Huntsman Corporation has completed the acquisition of the business of Oxid LP, a manufacturer and marketer of specialty urethane polyols in Houston, Texas, for an amount of up to $ 75 million. Oxid generated $ 86 million of revenue in 2012.

Oxid's polyols are a key component in the production of energy saving polyurethane insulation products that are used in residential and commercial construction. The polyols are combined with methylene diphenyl diisocyanate (MDI) – in which Huntsman's Polyurethanes division is a leading global producer – to create polyurethane foam insulation for walls, roofs, refrigerators and many other applications.
 
Oxid markets its diverse product line of specialty polyols under the trademark Terol® and distributes products worldwide from its manufacturing facility in Houston.
 
Anthony P Hankins, President of Huntsman's Polyurethanes Division, said, “We are very pleased with the acquisition of Oxid. In the past 18 months we have strengthened our downstream capabilities with the acquisition and establishment of new systems houses in Turkey, Russia and Indonesia; acquired a 20% stake in Nippon Aqua Co Ltd, a Japanese spray polyurethane foam insulation company; we have commissioned a new, state-of-the-art MDI splitter and downstream manufacturing unit in Rotterdam, the Netherlands; and we have invested in the expansion of our worldscale MDI manufacturing facility in Geismar, Louisiana.”

He added, “These investments reflect our confidence in the long-term growth prospects for MDI-based urethanes and the addition of Oxid's highly experienced team to our Polyurethanes business will significantly strengthen our offer to the key downstream insulation markets both in North America and globally.”