MOSCOW (MRC) -- PPG has reached a definitive agreement to acquire The Homax Group, a supplier of decorative wall and ceiling texture repair products, said Hydrocarbonprocessing.
Homax is a portfolio company of Olympus Partners. The transaction is expected to close in the third quarter, subject to customary closing conditions. Financial terms were not disclosed.
Homax is the industry’s leading supplier of decorative aerosol drywall and ceiling texturing applications utilized primarily for home repair. In addition, it supplies various epoxy finishes, patching, caulking and mesh tape repair products, and other painting tools and accessories.
The company’s products are sold through major home improvement centers, hardware stores and paint suppliers.
"Homax products represent a new and unique offering for our customers," said Scott Sinetar, PPG's vice president of architectural coatings in North America. “The acquisition supports our continuing commitment to providing professional and do-it-yourself customers with leading coatings and related home remodeling and repair products."
As MRC wrote before, PPG, which also makes coatings for the auto, aircraft and other markets, in recent years has been shifting its emphasis to paint and other coatings from glass and chemicals. In December 2013, PPG agreed to buy the North American architectural coatings business of Amsterdam's Akzo Nobel NV for USD875 million in a bid to increase its exposure in the region ahead of a recovering U.S. construction market.
PPG Industries Inc. is an Americain international company that produces paints, chemicals, optical components, specialty materials, glass and fiber glass. The company consists of more than 150 production units and offices in more than 60 countries. PPG industries is in the list of the top 500 U.S. corporations in terms of sales of.
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