Cargill acquires Polystar LLC, expanding its bio-industrial offerings

MINNEAPOLIS - (October 18, 2013) - Cargill has entered into an agreement to acquire Dalton, Georgia-based Polystar LLC, a manufacturer of surfactants and additives used in epoxies, adhesives and coatings. The transaction is expected to close in early 2014.

By acquiring Polystar LLC, Cargill Industrial Specialties, which provides bio-based solutions on a global basis to industrial markets, will increase its manufacturing capacity across categories such as asphalt, oil field, lubricants, coatings and flooring.

Terms of the agreement were not disclosed.

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About Cargill Industrial Specialties

Cargill Industrial Specialties is the largest business unit within Cargill that is exclusively focused on providing bio-based solutions to industrial markets, including dielectric fluids, paints, inks and coatings, lubricants, renewable construction and oilfield chemicals, consumer products, flexible foam and other diverse applications in the chemical industry.