Operating Company Manufacturing

Chroma Color Corporation

McHenry, Illinois, United States

Provider of specialty color solutions and additive concentrates used in applications including wire & cable, packaging, building & construction, consumer products, and medical/healthcare. Facilities meet ISO 9001:2015 standards.

Focus Areas
Specialty colorants and additive concentrates, Colorants and additives, Specialty chemicals / dyes

Tracked deals

5

5 tracked deals across 2020-2025.

Recent pace

1

1 tracked deal announced in the last 12 months.

Deal mix

Addon

3 addon · 2 buyout

Chroma Color Corporation Acquisition Volume by Year

Last 4 years

Acquisition volume by year Annual acquisition counts for the last 4 years for Chroma Color Corporation. 2 2020 1 2021 1 2024 1 2025

Supporting Data

Recent Transactions

  • Buyer
    Chroma Color Corporation
    Target
    Ferco Color
    Industry
    Manufacturing
    Type
    Addon

    Chroma Color Corporation, a portfolio company of Arsenal Capital Partners, has acquired Ferco Color, a custom manufacturer of colorants, additives, and specialty compounds based in Chino, California. The undisclosed-term transaction expands Chroma's West Coast manufacturing footprint and broadens its colorant and additive technology capabilities, leveraging Ferco's on-site analytical laboratory and customer base across medical, packaging, aerospace and other end markets.

  • Buyer
    Chroma Color Corporation
    Target
    Spectra Color, Inc.
    Industry
    Manufacturing
    Type
    Buyout

    Chroma Color Corporation acquired Spectra Color, Inc., a Corona, California-based custom manufacturer of colorants, masterbatch and pre-colored resin compounds. The deal expands Chroma Color's West Coast manufacturing footprint and enhances its colorant and resin capabilities to better serve medical, healthcare, agriculture and consumer end-markets.

  • Buyer
    Epolin (division of Chroma Color Corporation), Chroma Color Corporation
    Target
    Adam Gates & Company LLC
    Industry
    Manufacturing
    Location
    United States
    Type
    Addon

    Epolin, a division of Chroma Color Corporation (an Arsenal Capital Partners portfolio company), has acquired Adam Gates & Company LLC, a manufacturer of near-infrared (NIR) and laser-absorbing dyes. The deal expands Epolin's NIR dye portfolio, adds supply forms and synthesis capabilities, and supports the platform's global growth in optical, security and other technical end markets.

  • Buyer
    Chroma Color Corporation, Arsenal Capital Partners
    Target
    Epolin Chemicals LLC
    Industry
    Manufacturing
    Type
    Addon

    Chroma Color Corporation, a portfolio company of Arsenal Capital Partners, has acquired Epolin Chemicals LLC, a developer and manufacturer of near-infrared (NIR) absorbing dyes and thermoplastic compounds. The acquisition expands Chroma Color’s product portfolio and technical capabilities in NIR dye technology while Epolin will operate as an independent subsidiary to enable cross-selling and continued investment in R&D.

  • Buyer
    Chroma Color Corporation
    Target
    Plastics Color Corporation
    Industry
    Manufacturing
    Type
    Buyout

    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.

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