ExxonMobil Chemical Company Acquires Materia, Inc.

Celanese Acquires Majority of DuPont's Mobility & Materials Business

November 1, 2022

Manufacturing

Celanese Corporation has completed the acquisition of the majority of DuPont’s Mobility & Materials (M&M) business, adding a broad portfolio of engineered thermoplastics, elastomers, global production assets, and industry brands. The strategic purchase establishes Celanese as a leading global specialty materials company and is intended to expand its engineered materials capabilities and growth trajectory.

Technip Energies Acquires Ecovyst's Advanced Materials & Catalysts Business

January 3, 2026

Manufacturing

Technip Energies has completed the acquisition of Ecovyst’s Advanced Materials & Catalysts (AM&C) segment in a transaction reported around $556 million, bringing approximately 330 AM&C employees into Technip. Ecovyst expects net proceeds of about $530 million (using $465 million to pay down term debt), while Technip said the deal expands its catalysts and advanced materials capabilities to support sustainable fuels, circular chemistry and carbon-capture applications.

Celanese Acquires Santoprene TPV Elastomers Business from Exxon Mobil

December 1, 2021

Manufacturing

Celanese Corporation has completed the acquisition of the Santoprene TPV elastomers business from Exxon Mobil Corporation for $1.15 billion. The transaction includes Santoprene, Dytron and Geolast trademarks and product portfolios, customer and supplier contracts, R&D and IP, two production facilities (Pensacola, Florida and Newport, Wales) with ~190 kt annual capacity, and approximately 320 employees.

Genesis Systems Acquires Molecule Inc.

May 1, 2023

Environmental Services

Genesis Systems LLC (Tampa, Florida) has acquired Molecule Inc., an emerging materials-sciences innovator, to expand its intellectual property and product portfolio for renewable water supply and utility-scale water-from-air technologies. The deal is intended to consolidate IP and technical capability to accelerate Genesis Systems' Water-as-a-Service offerings for defense, utilities and industrial end markets.

Seemann Composites Acquires Materials Sciences Corporation

October 10, 2018

Aerospace & Defense

Seemann Composites, Inc. completed the acquisition of Materials Sciences Corporation (MSC), a composites engineering and manufacturing firm based in Horsham, Pennsylvania. The deal integrates MSC's design, testing and manufacturing capabilities with SCI's composite production platform to expand end-to-end capabilities for defense and other high‑performance markets; MSC's leadership will remain in place.

Thomson Reuters Acquires Materia

October 22, 2024

AI & Machine Learning

Thomson Reuters has acquired Materia, a U.S.-based startup that builds an agentic generative AI assistant for tax, audit and accounting workflows. The acquisition is intended to accelerate Thomson Reuters' AI roadmap and integrate Materia's capabilities across its tax, audit and accounting product portfolio to improve efficiency and advisory services for accounting firms.