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Sydsvenska Kemi

Status
Realised
Country
Sweden
Strategy
Mid Cap
Sector
Industrials
Entry
Jun-01
Exit
Dec-05
Fund
IK 2000
Website
perstorp.com
News
Industri Kapital Exits Sydsvenska Kemi to PAI partners
Kemira, Dynea and Sydsvenska Kemi to be combined
Sydsvenska Kemi’s partial offer for Pergo unconditional
Above 99 percent acceptance level in Sydsvenska Kemi’s offer for Perstorp
The European Commission clears Sydsvenska Kemi’s acquisition of Perstorp
Sydsvenska Kemi’s offer for Perstorp accepted by a wide margin
Sydsvenska Kemi’s offer for Perstorp unconditional
Sydsvenska Kemi announces an offer for Perstorp and a partial offer for shares in Pergo
Sydsvenska Kemi announces partial offer for Pergo
Press release from Sydsvenska Kemi

World leading producer of specialist chemicals

Sydsvenska Kemi (“the Company”) was a global leading specialty chemicals group consisting of the former businesses of Perstorp AB and Neste Oxo. The Company has strong positions in selected niche segments, with a focus on value-added additives, coating intermediates and formaldehyde technology.

The Group was formed in June 2001, following the IK 2000 Fund’s public-to-private acquisition of Perstop AB and Fortum Oyj (acquired November 1999 as a part of Neste Oxo). IK exited in December 2005, selling its stake to PAI Partners.

Our Value Creation Strategy

During our ownership, we worked alongside the management team to:

  • Focus on specialty chemicals and divest non-core assets;
  • Increase focus on value-added products in targeted customer segments;
  • Integrate Perstorp and Neste Oxo and bring forth synergies; and
  • Achieve operating performance improvements.