Shrieve Chemical Company Acquires Chem One

Gemspring Capital Invests in Shrieve Chemical Company

December 3, 2019

Industrial Services

Gemspring Capital has completed an investment in Shrieve Chemical Company, partnering with Shrieve's leadership to support growth. Shrieve, a The Woodlands, Texas-based value-added distributor of industrial chemicals, specialty lubricants and performance fluids, will leverage Gemspring's chemicals and distribution expertise to expand product offerings and invest in the business.

Shrieve Chemical Acquires Connection Chemical

November 5, 2024

Industrial Services

Shrieve Chemical Company, a portfolio company of Gemspring Capital, has acquired Connection Chemical, LP, a Newtown, Pennsylvania-based distributor of industrial chemicals and fine ingredients. Terms were not disclosed; the acquisition expands Shrieve's product portfolio, enhances global sourcing and logistics capabilities, and enables cross-selling between the two businesses.

Shrieve Chemical Acquires Gilbert & Jones

October 24, 2023

Industrial Services

Shrieve Chemical Company, a portfolio company of Gemspring Capital, has acquired Gilbert & Jones, a New Britain, Connecticut-based distributor of specialty and industrial chemicals. The acquisition expands Shrieve's product offering and geographic reach into additional end markets such as aerospace, automotive and electronics, and brings Gilbert & Jones' supplier and customer relationships into the Shrieve platform.

Shrieve Chemical Company Acquires TLC Ingredients

January 8, 2024

Industrial Services

Shrieve Chemical Company, a portfolio company of Gemspring Capital, has acquired TLC Ingredients, a Crest Hill, Illinois-based distributor of food ingredients, industrial chemicals, and phenolic resins. The add-on expands Shrieve's Midwest footprint and enhances its capabilities in the food ingredients and specialty industrial resins end-markets; terms were not disclosed.

Shrieve Chemical Acquires Carbon Group

June 23, 2025

Industrial Services

Shrieve Chemical Company, a portfolio company of Gemspring Capital, has acquired Carbon Chemicals Group Ltd (Carbon Group), a Ringaskiddy, County Cork–based distributor of specialty chemicals, food ingredients, pharmaceutical raw materials and agricultural products. The deal, terms undisclosed, expands Shrieve's specialty chemicals footprint and distribution capabilities across Europe and creates opportunities to offer Carbon's products to Shrieve's existing customers.

Shrieve Chemical Company Acquires Styrene Business Unit from CLP Chemicals

October 7, 2020

Industrial Services

Shrieve Chemical Company has acquired the styrene business unit and certain other assets from Houston-based CLP Chemicals. CLP will retain and continue to operate its glycerin business unit; the deal expands Shrieve's product portfolio and geographic footprint as part of its growth strategy (Shrieve is PE-backed).