ALTANA acquires polymer modifier producer Kometra
“The acquisition of Kometra underlines our strategy of value creation which includes both organic growth as well as targeted acquisitions in order to expand our market leadership in technologically demanding markets,“ stated Dr. Matthias L. Wolfgruber, CEO of ALTANA AG.
“With Kometra’s technology there are new fields of business which ideally complement and expand our existing activities,“ said Dr. Roland Peter, President Division BYK. He added that BYK’s global sales network is particularly well suited to open up new market potential for the polymer modifier technology worldwide.
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