Techmer PM Acquires OptiColor, Inc.

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.

Techmer PM Acquires Colors for Plastics

January 31, 2025

Manufacturing

Techmer PM has acquired Colors for Plastics, a provider of color concentrates and custom color solutions, in a deal that closed January 31, 2025. The acquisition expands Techmer PM's product offerings and color technology capabilities, and brings Colors for Plastics' Elk Grove Village, Illinois and Spartanburg, South Carolina sites and employees into Techmer's organization.

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.

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.

Ocean State Innovations Acquires ColorWorks

January 7, 2020

Manufacturing

Ocean State Innovations (a Brand & Oppenheimer Company) has acquired ColorWorks, a textile dyeing and finishing company based in Elizabethton, Tennessee. The acquisition adds commission dyeing and finishing capabilities to OSI's existing textile solutions platform and is supported by investor Praesidian Capital.