Plastics
Who acquires Plastics companies
43 distinct acquirers across 54 recorded transactions, 2014 to 2026. Every buyer below has completed at least one acquisition in this sector.
Top 10 acquirers of Plastics companies
Ranked by number of acquisitions recorded in this sector, with the year of each buyer's latest one. A buyer that has done this more than once has a thesis, and a thesis is what makes an approach worth making.
| Acquirer | Deals here | Last deal |
|---|---|---|
| RPC Group Ltd. | 7 | 2018 |
| KAP | 2 | 2021 |
| Arsenal Capital Partners (PE) | 2 | 2019 |
| Core Molding Technologies | 2 | 2018 |
| Berry | 2 | 2017 |
| Patrick | 2 | 2016 |
| Sino Green Land Corp. | 1 | 2026 |
| One World Products | 1 | 2025 |
| Prysmian | 1 | 2025 |
| Bain Capital Private Equity (PE) | 1 | 2025 |
Counted from 54 recorded transactions, 2014 to 2026. Name variants of the same buyer (Inc, Corporation, Ltd) are counted together.
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Recorded transactions
| Target | Acquirer | Date | Value | EV/EBITDA | EV/Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xing Da Plastics Sdn. Bhd. and Invent Fortune Sdn. Bhd. | Sino Green Land Corp. | 2026-09-29 | n/d | n/d | n/d |
| Eco Bio Plastics Midland | One World Products | 2025-07-11 | $520k | n/d | n/d |
| Channell | Prysmian | 2025-03-25 | $950m | n/d | n/d |
| Milacron | Bain Capital Private Equity (PE) | 2025-02-05 | $287m | n/d | n/d |
| AA Politiv | Kedma Capital (PE) | 2023-04-20 | $69m | n/d | n/d |
| QSR - Precision Components Division | Cirtec | 2023-01-31 | $131m | n/d | n/d |
| Cedar Poly | UFP Industries | 2022-05-09 | $17m | n/d | n/d |
| Viaflex | Industrial Opportunity Partners (PE) | 2022-04-29 | $350m | n/d | n/d |
| QSR | Dätwyler Holding AG | 2022-04-07 | $625m | n/d | n/d |
| Karl Etzel | ABC Technologies | 2022-01-21 | $95m | n/d | n/d |
| Haogenplast | KAP | 2021-12-30 | $38m | n/d | n/d |
| Gateway Plastics | Silgan | 2021-09-20 | $485m | n/d | n/d |
| Ex-Tech | Eat Beyond | 2021-05-18 | $14m | n/d | n/d |
| CMP | Fluidra | 2021-03-10 | $245m | n/d | n/d |
| Sunningdale Tech | Novo Tellus Capital Partners (PE) | 2020-11-09 | $177m | n/d | n/d |
| GW Plastics | Nolato | 2020-08-06 | $237m | n/d | 1.1x |
| GEON | SK Capital Partners (PE) | 2019-08-19 | $775m | n/d | 1.1x |
| Seal For Life Industries | Arsenal Capital Partners (PE) | 2019-07-30 | $328m | n/d | n/d |
| Essentra Extrusion B.V. | Inter Primo A/S | 2019-06-11 | $18m | n/d | n/d |
| Jadex | One Rock Capital Partners (PE) | 2019-03-18 | $500m | n/d | 0.8x |
| NAKAN | Westlake | 2018-09-25 | $265m | n/d | n/d |
| Polyair Inter Pack | IPG | 2018-07-18 | $146m | n/d | n/d |
| Nordfolien GmBH | RPC Group Ltd. | 2018-03-13 | $85m | n/d | n/d |
| Horizon Plastics International | Core Molding Technologies | 2018-01-16 | $63m | n/d | 1.1x |
| Plasticolor Sweden AB | Nexam Chemical | 2017-12-08 | $14m | n/d | n/d |
| Kowalski Molding Service | Honor Plastics & Molding | 2017-11-22 | $2m | n/d | n/d |
| Clopay Plastic Products Co. | Berry | 2017-11-16 | $475m | 9.0x | 1.0x |
| Spartech | Arsenal Capital Partners (PE) | 2017-07-19 | $115m | n/d | n/d |
| Macro Plastics | IPL | 2017-05-19 | $150m | 9.4x | 2.0x |
| Letica Corp. | RPC Group Ltd. | 2017-02-09 | $640m | 11.2x | 1.4x |
| Plastic Tubing Industries | ADS | 2017-02-06 | $10m | n/d | 0.9x |
| AstraPak Ltd. | RPC Group Ltd. | 2016-12-15 | $103m | n/d | 1.0x |
| ESE World B.V. | RPC Group Ltd. | 2016-12-15 | $296m | n/d | n/d |
| Conwed Plastics LLC | Mativ | 2016-12-14 | $295m | n/d | n/d |
| Sistema Plastics Ltd. | Newell Brands | 2016-12-12 | $470m | n/d | 3.2x |
| Precision Tool & Molding LLC (dba Precision Tool & Die) | Carclo | 2016-10-14 | $7m | 3.3x | 0.9x |
| AAC Cyroma Ltd. | Versarien | 2016-10-03 | $2m | n/d | 0.4x |
| Continental Structural Plastics | Teijin | 2016-09-13 | $825m | n/d | 1.3x |
| Adval Tech Holding AG - Molds Business (FOBOHA) | Barnes Group | 2016-08-31 | $138m | n/d | n/d |
| AEP Industries | Berry | 2016-08-25 | $765m | 7.0x | 0.7x |
| Safripol (Pty) Ltd. | KAP | 2016-08-11 | $309m | n/d | n/d |
| Vacuplast LLC (L.S. Manufacturing | Patrick | 2016-07-05 | $11m | n/d | 0.9x |
| British Polythene Industries PLC | RPC Group Ltd. | 2016-06-09 | $294m | n/d | n/d |
| Parkland Plastics | Patrick | 2016-02-29 | $25m | n/d | 0.8x |
| Global Closure Systems Ltd. | RPC Group Ltd. | 2015-12-14 | $732m | n/d | n/d |
| Eco-Groupe - Manufacturing Assets and Intellectual Property | Amcor | 2015-10-28 | $55m | n/d | n/d |
| Centor US Holding | Gerresheimer | 2015-07-28 | $725m | n/d | n/d |
| HL Plastics Ltd. | Quanex Building Products | 2015-06-16 | $145m | n/d | n/d |
| CPI Binani | Core Molding Technologies | 2015-03-20 | $15m | n/d | n/d |
| Citadel Plastics Holdings | A. Schulman | 2015-03-16 | $800m | 10.7x | 1.5x |
| Wellman Advanced Materials | Shanghai PRET Composites | 2015-03-01 | $70m | n/d | n/d |
| Accella - Specialty Assets | Avient | 2014-12-01 | $49m | n/d | n/d |
| Promens Group B.V. | RPC Group Ltd. | 2014-11-27 | $435m | 6.8x | 0.7x |
| National Diversified Sales | NORMA Group | 2014-10-08 | $285m | n/d | n/d |
n/d means not disclosed. Most transactions close without a published multiple, which is why the disclosed count matters more than the median.
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