Kodiak Acquires Aztech Lubricants
March 5, 2024
Kodiak, a specialty process fluids supplier, has acquired Aztech Lubricants, an Oklahoma-based maker of wire-drawing and powdered chemical products. The acquisition expands Kodiak’s product portfolio into powder-based chemistries and increases its manufacturing and blending capacity to better serve industrial end markets such as aerospace, automotive and agriculture.
- Buyers
- Kodiak
- Targets
- Aztech Lubricants
- Industry
- Manufacturing
- Location
- Oklahoma, United States
- Transaction Type
- Buyout
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