Chemours Completes Sale of Glycolic Acid Business to Iron Path Capital-backed PureTech Scientific, LLC for $137 Million
- Chemours focuses on sustainable growth for its three principal businesses.
- Sale of Glycolic Acid Business creates value for shareholders.
- Transaction reflects Chemours' commitment to disciplined execution of strategy.
- Chemours aims to make meaningful investments to solve world's biggest challenges.
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“The sale of the Glycolic Acid Business is consistent with our focus on sustainable growth for our three principal businesses and creating value for our shareholders,” said Mark Newman, Chemours President and CEO. “This transaction reflects our unwavering commitment to the disciplined execution of our strategy to compete where we are best positioned to win, enhance the quality of our earnings, and make meaningful investments that help solve some of the world’s biggest challenges through the power of our chemistry.”
About The Chemours Company
The Chemours Company (NYSE: CC) is a global leader in Titanium Technologies, Thermal & Specialized Solutions, and Advanced Performance Materials providing its customers with solutions in a wide range of industries with market-defining products, application expertise and chemistry-based innovations. We deliver customized solutions with a wide range of industrial and specialty chemicals products for markets, including coatings, plastics, refrigeration and air conditioning, transportation, semiconductor and consumer electronics, general industrial, and oil and gas. Our flagship products are sold under prominent brands such as Ti-Pure™, Opteon™, Freon™, Teflon™, Viton™, Nafion™, and Krytox™. The company has approximately 6,600 employees and 29 manufacturing sites serving approximately 2,900 customers in approximately 120 countries. Chemours is headquartered in
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INVESTORS
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VP, Financial Planning & Analysis and Investor Relations
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investor@chemours.com
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Manager, Investor Relations
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investor@chemours.com
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Manager, Media Relations & Financial Communications
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