Lone Star Funds Acquires RadiciGroup's Polymers and Chemicals & DOMO Engineered Materials

Lone Star Funds has completed the acquisition of RadiciGroup's High Performance Polymers and Specialty Chemicals businesses, and is acquiring DOMO Engineered Materials. This strategic dual acquisition aims to form a global, independent tier-1 compounder, combining complementary product portfolios, expanding geographic reach, and enhancing capabilities across diverse markets like automotive and construction. Jochen Fabritius will lead the new entity, focusing on innovation, customer solutions, and strengthening its competitive global position.

Lone Star Funds announced a significant transformational dual acquisition, completing the purchase of RadiciGroup's High Performance Polymers and Specialty Chemicals businesses and signing binding agreements for DOMO Engineered Materials. This complex transaction is set to consolidate two established platforms, creating a new global, independent tier-1 compounder. The combined entity will leverage a broad and complementary product portfolio, significantly expanded geographic reach, and enhanced capabilities to serve a wide array of end markets including automotive, construction, consumer, and industrial applications.TheThe strategic rationale behind this integration is to forge a stronger, more resilient platform with increased resources to accelerate innovation, optimize customer solutions, and foster long-term growth. It also aims to preserve critical industrial capabilities across various geographies. The new organization will operate under well-established brands like RadiciGroup, DOMO, and TECHNYL®, with a reinforced commitment to quality and technical innovation. Jochen Fabritius, with over 25 years of industry experience, has been appointed CEO to lead the combined enterprise. Donald Quintin of Lone Star emphasized the deal's value-driven nature, highlighting its potential to strengthen global competitive positioning, drive innovation, and safeguard industrial expertise and employment. RadiciGroup is renowned for its chemical expertise and vertically integrated polyamide chain, while DOMO Engineered Materials is a leader in polyamide-based materials, notably with its TECHNYL® brand and focus on sustainable solutions through its TECHNYL® 4EARTH range.