NewMarket Corporation Mergers and Acquisitions


NewMarket Corporation

330 South Fourth Street
Richmond, VA 23218-4304
United States
Tel:1/804/788-5000
URL: http://www.newmarket.com
Formerly known as:
Ethyl Corporation
Primary Symbol & Exchange:
NEU - Common Stock - New York Stock Exchange
Industry:
Inorganic Chemicals
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Acquisitions > 100 M$ 10 to 100 M$ < 10M$ Stakes Divestitures

NewMarket Corporation M&A History


Afton Chemical Additives Corp acquires GE Infrastructure-Fuel Bus from GE Afton Chemical Additives Corp acquires GE Infrastructure-Fuel Bus from GESep 30, 2008

US - Afton Chemical Additives Corp, a unit of NewMarket Corp, acquired the North American fuel additives business of GE Infrastructure Water & Process Technologies Inc, a manufacturer of water treatment equipment and wastewater and process systems, and a unit of General

Victor Industries Inc acquires Ethos Environmental Inc from NewMarket Corp Victor Industries Inc acquires Ethos Environmental Inc from NewMarket CorpNov 07, 2006

US - Victor Industries Inc merged with Ethos Environmental Inc (EE), a manufacturer of fuel additives. The transaction had been subject to shareholder approval. On completion of the reverse takeover transaction, the merged entity was named EE.

Victor Industries Inc acquires Zhejiang Orient Fibersense (pending) Victor Industries Inc acquires Zhejiang Orient Fibersense (pending)Oct 11, 2005

CHINA - Victor Industries Inc planned to merge with Zhejiang Orient Fibersense Photonics Communication Co Ltd, an internet services provider.

Ethyl Corp acquires NewMarket Corp from NewMarket Corp Ethyl Corp acquires NewMarket Corp from NewMarket CorpMay 05, 2004

US - Ethyl Corp merged with NewMarket Corp (NM), an investment holding company. On completion, the merged entity was to take NM's name.

Tessenderlo Davison Chemicals acquires Ethyl Corp-Sulfonate Plant,MS from NewMarket Corp (pending) Tessenderlo Davison Chemicals acquires Ethyl Corp-Sulfonate Plant,MS from NewMarket Corp (pending)Feb 19, 2003

US - Tessenderlo Davison Chemicals, a joint venture between Tessenderlo Kerley, a unit of Tessenderlo Chemie NV, and Davison Petroleum Products LLC, planned to acquire a sulfonate petroleum additives plant, located in Natchez, Missouri, from Ethyl Corp, a manufacturer of industrial chemicals.

Ethyl Corp acquires Texaco-Lubricant Additives Bus from Chevron Corp Ethyl Corp acquires Texaco-Lubricant Additives Bus from Chevron CorpFeb 29, 1996

Ethyl acquired the lubricant additives business of Texaco. Terms were not disclosed. The transaction had been subject to regulatory approval.

Ethyl Corp withdraws offer for minority stake in Energy BioSystems Corp Ethyl Corp withdraws offer for minority stake in Energy BioSystems CorpMar 24, 1995

Ethyl withdrew its agreement to raise its stake to ##.#% from #.##% in Energy BioSystems by acquiring #.# mil common shares from W M Haney III, in a privately negotiated transaction.

UCB SA acquires Whitby Inc(Ethyl Corp) from NewMarket Corp UCB SA acquires Whitby Inc(Ethyl Corp) from NewMarket CorpSep 16, 1994

UCB acquired Whitby from Ethyl for $##.## mil.

NewMarket Corp spins off Albemarle Corp NewMarket Corp spins off Albemarle CorpFeb 28, 1994

Ethyl completed the tax-free spinoff its Albemarle subsidiary to shareholders in a transaction valued at $###.# mil. Ethyl shareholders received # Albermarle common share for every # shares of Ethyl held. Albermarle's shares were valued based on

Nipa Laboratories Inc(BTP PLC) acquires Hardwicke Chemical Co from NewMarket Corp Nipa Laboratories Inc(BTP PLC) acquires Hardwicke Chemical Co from NewMarket CorpDec 13, 1993

Nipa Laboratories, a unit of BTP, acquired Hardwicke Chemical from Ethyl.

BISYS Group Inc acquires Barclay Group Inc from NewMarket Corp BISYS Group Inc acquires Barclay Group Inc from NewMarket CorpJul 01, 1993

Bisys Group acquired Barclay Group, a unit of Ethyl for $## mil in cash.

NewMarket Corp spins off First Colony Corp(Ethyl Corp) NewMarket Corp spins off First Colony Corp(Ethyl Corp)Jul 01, 1993

Ethyl completed the spinoff of its remaining ##% interest in First Colony consisting of ##.# mil common shares to existing shareholders in a tax free dividend transaction valued at $#.#### bil. Ethyl shareholders received #.##### of a

Ethyl Corp acquires Potasses et Produits Chimiques privatized by Sanofi-Aventis SA Ethyl Corp acquires Potasses et Produits Chimiques privatized by Sanofi-Aventis SAFeb 08, 1993

Ethyl acquired Potasse et Produits Chimiques from French state-owned concerns Rhone-Poulenc and Enterprise Miniere et Chimique for more than ###.# mil French francs ($### mil US). Rhone-Poulenc and Enterprise held a ##% and ##% stake respectively

Ethyl Japan Corp(Ethyl Corp) acquires Nippon Cooper-Lubricating Div from Mitsubishi Chemical Hldgs Corp Ethyl Japan Corp(Ethyl Corp) acquires Nippon Cooper-Lubricating Div from Mitsubishi Chemical Hldgs CorpNov 27, 1992

Ethyl Japan, a unit of Ethyl, agreed to acquire the lubricating oil additive division of Nippon Cooper, a subsidiary of Mitsubishi Kasei. Terms were not disclosed.

NewMarket Corp seeking buyer for minority stake in First Colony Life Insurance Co NewMarket Corp seeking buyer for minority stake in First Colony Life Insurance CoSep 11, 1992

Ethyl ended a search for a a buyer for a ##% stake in its First Colony Life Insurance subsidiary when it decided to offer the ##% in an initial public offering. Ethyl planned to spin off the remaining ##% of

Ethyl Petroleum Additives acquires Amoco Petroleum Add-Petro Add from BP PLC Ethyl Petroleum Additives acquires Amoco Petroleum Add-Petro Add from BP PLCJun 26, 1992

Ethyl Petroleum Additives, a unit of Ethyl, acquired the petroleum additives business of Amoco Petroleum Additives, a unit of Amoco, for $### mil. In April ####, Amoco had announced that it was seeking a buyer for its non-strategic assets.

Whitby Inc(Ethyl Corp) acquires GD Searle & Co-Theo-24 from Pfizer Inc Whitby Inc(Ethyl Corp) acquires GD Searle & Co-Theo-24 from Pfizer IncDec 24, 1991

Whitby, a unit of Ethyl, acquired Theo-##, a prescription bronchodilator, from GD Searle. Terms were not disclosed.

Ethyl Petroleum Additives withdraws offer for BP Chem-Adibis Non-Mnfr Assets Ethyl Petroleum Additives withdraws offer for BP Chem-Adibis Non-Mnfr AssetsSep 23, 1991

Ethyl Petroleum Additives, a unit of Ethyl cancelled its agreement to acquire the non-manufacturing assets of the Adibis unit of BP Chemicals, a subsidiary of British Petroleum and form a joint venture with BP Chemicals for related activities. Terms

MTM PLC acquires Hardwicke Chemical Co from NewMarket Corp MTM PLC acquires Hardwicke Chemical Co from NewMarket CorpNov 30, 1990

MTM acquired Hardwicke Chemical from Ethyl for $### mil in cash. MTM financed part of the acquisition with a two-for-three rights issue of ##.## mil new ordinary shares for about $##.# mil. The remainder was financed

Ethyl Corp acquires Quantum Chem-Poly Alpha Olefin from Spohn Cement GmbH Ethyl Corp acquires Quantum Chem-Poly Alpha Olefin from Spohn Cement GmbHJul 18, 1990

Ethyl acquired Quantum Chemical's Poly Alpha Olefin production plant for $## mil.

NewMarket Corporation M&A Summary


NewMarket Corporation has made 17 acquisitions while taking stakes in 1 companies. NewMarket Corporation has 13 divestitures during this period.
YearAcquisitionsStakesDivestitures
2009000
2008100
2007000
2006101
2005000
2004101
2003000
2002000
2001000
2000000
1999000
1998000
1997000
1996100
1995000
1994002
1993103
1992100
1991100
1990101
1989101
1988000
1987201
1986000
1985100
1984112
1983100
1982201
1981100
Total17113

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