Techmer PM Acquires Colors for Plastics

Techmer PM Acquires OptiColor, Inc.

October 1, 2024

Manufacturing

Techmer PM, a materials design company based in Clinton, Tennessee, has acquired OptiColor, Inc., a Huntington Beach, California-based color compounder specializing in color concentrates and masterbatches. The acquisition (closed October 1, 2024) expands Techmer PM's capabilities and technology portfolio in colorants and additives for technical plastics applications; terms were not disclosed.

Chroma Color Corporation Acquires Plastics Color Corporation

February 3, 2020

Manufacturing

Chroma Color Corporation has acquired Plastics Color Corporation, including its two manufacturing facilities in Asheboro, North Carolina and Calumet City, Illinois. The acquisition expands Chroma's manufacturing footprint and adds Plastics Color's color concentrates, functional additives and FDA-relevant capabilities (including DMFs) to Chroma's portfolio; terms were not disclosed.

Gryphon Investors Recapitalizes Techmer PM

September 7, 2022

Manufacturing

Gryphon Investors made a majority investment in Techmer PM, a Clinton, Tennessee-based designer and producer of engineered materials and color/additive masterbatch solutions. SK Capital Partners and Techmer founder/management will remain significant investors; the recapitalization is intended to support Techmer's continued growth and capability expansion (terms were not disclosed).

SK Capital Acquires Majority Stake in Techmer PM

July 21, 2020

Manufacturing

An affiliate of private investment firm SK Capital Partners has acquired a majority interest in Techmer PM and will recapitalize the Clinton, Tennessee-based materials company. Techmer PM founder and CEO John Manuck will remain a significant shareholder as SK Capital supports the company's global growth and capability expansion.

Datacolor Acquires TECHKON USA

July 8, 2025

Manufacturing

Datacolor has acquired TECHKON USA, a Danvers, Massachusetts-based provider of color measurement instruments and ChromaQA software, to deepen its presence in the printing and packaging markets. The deal builds on Datacolor’s recent acquisition of Techkon GmbH and is intended to broaden Datacolor’s product offering and market reach while ensuring uninterrupted service for existing Techkon USA customers.

ChromaScape Acquires Greenville Colorants

July 16, 2020

Manufacturing

ChromaScape, a specialty chemicals manufacturer, has acquired Greenville Colorants, a processor of liquid and powder dyes with a portfolio of over 2,000 products and manufacturing locations in New Jersey, South Carolina and California. The deal expands ChromaScape's product capabilities and extends its manufacturing footprint in the Southeast; Greenville's leadership (Ron Weiss and Joe Lynch) invested in the transaction and will join ChromaScape's executive team.