Announcement: Ingenia has acquired the Bayshore masterbatch tolling operations in La Porte, Texas

March 2, 2020

Ingenia Polymers, the global leader in providing one-stop, full-service, post reactor operations for the world’s largest polymer producers and a global player in proprietary masterbatches and concentrates for converters, has acquired the Bayshore masterbatch tolling operations located at 1300 McCabe Road, La Porte, Texas (“Bayshore”) that were part of A. Schulman, Inc. prior to its acquisition by LyondellBasell in 2018. The Bayshore transaction closed on March 2, 2020.

With this acquisition, Ingenia brings added expertise and capacity to its existing world-class team and infrastructure, increases its leadership in the polymer producer services market, and expands its capability to serve the converter market.

“The Bayshore operations at La Porte, led by an experienced team and combined with Ingenia’s leading technologies and operations management, will help Ingenia to better serve its customers across North America,” said John Lefas, founder and CEO of Ingenia Polymers. “We are committed to serving the industry with the best quality and service in the market, and our acquisition of the Bayshore operations reflects that commitment.”

About Ingenia Polymers

Ingenia Polymers is the premier integrated solutions provider for the global polymers industry. Founded in 1986 under the name WedTech, Inc., Ingenia Polymers has global sales and manufacturing facilities in Canada, the United States and Saudi Arabia.

Today, Ingenia Polymers is composed of two complementary business units. Our Primary Producer Division provides thermoplastic custom compounding, size reduction, custom densified additive blend solutions, and product development support for resin producers. Our Proprietary Product Division provides a full array of engineered products such as white and black Masterbatches, additive and color concentrates as well as specialty products that serve the rotomolding, pipe and film market segments. Together each division works to add value to our customers’ supply chains around the world.

About the Bayshore operations

In 2010, A. Schulman, Inc. acquired Bayshore Industrial, Inc. as part of an acquisition of ICO, Inc. Today, the Bayshore operations are led by a team consisting of approximately one hundred employees with nearly ten years in average experience. The facility expands Ingenia’s portfolio of processing equipment and technologies and has extensive quality assurance and R&D equipment. These operations serve a number of North America’s leading polymer producers and will continue to do so under Ingenia’s leadership.