W. R. Grace & Co. has named Adam Grose president of the Specialty Construction Chemicals business anchoring GCP Applied Technologies Inc.—the Cambridge, Mass.-based entity to be formed through an early-2016 spinoff of the Construction Products segment and Darex Packaging Technologies.
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Grace expands Brazilian footprint in deal for two-plant admixture operator
Sources: W. R. Grace & Co., Columbia, Md.; CP staff
Grace has acquired a leading producer of concrete admixtures in Brazil, Rheoset Industria e Comercio de Aditivos Ltda., adding capacity in the cities of Rio de Janeiro and Recife to complement existing (Grace Construction Products) operations in Sorocaba and Bahia.
Read MoreEuclid adds Brazilian admixture business
Source: RPM International, Cleveland
RPM International Inc. has acquired Viapol Ltda., a leading Brazilian manufacturer and marketer of building materials and construction products, including concrete admixtures. Based in Cacapava, near Sao Paulo, with annual sales of approximately $85 million, Viapol will become part of RPM’s Euclid Chemical Co.
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