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Lone Star set to combine Domo and Radici businesses
Investment group Lone Star Funds has announced “transformational dual acquisitions” of RadiciGroup’s High Performance Polymers and Specialty Chemicals Businesses and Domo Engineered Materials, bringing togeth- er leading polyamide compound producers. The completion of the RadiciGroup
transaction is the final step in the takeover process announced in February 2025 (Compounding World March 2025). An affiliate of Lone Star Fund XII has signed binding transac- tion agreements for the acquisition of Domo Engineered Materials, a division of Domo Group, with closing expected to occur imminently. The private equity group said: “The simultaneous and highly complex acquisition of these businesses will bring together two established platforms to form a global, independ- ent tier-1 compounder.”
It said the combined business will
benefit from a broad and complemen- tary product portfolio, expanded geographic reach and enhanced capabilities to serve markets, including
Domo produces Technyl PA6 and PA66 materials for applications including car door handles
automotive, construction, consumer and industrial applications. Domo said the proposed transac- tion comprises the full scope of its Engineered Materials business, including three European manufactur- ing sites in Premnitz (Germany), Arco (Italy), and Gorzów (Poland), certain Belgian, German, Spanish, Polish and Indian support functions as well as the international entities operating in Haiyan (China), Mumbai (India), Seoul (South Korea) and Buford (United States).
Also included are Domo’s sales and
marketing functions in France, its application centre in Lyon, covering
engineering materials science, and final application development and testing activities, plus the masterbatch industrial activities and associated functions. As part of the transaction, Jochen
Fabritius, who has led companies in the Lone Star portfolio for the last 10 years, has been appointed CEO of the combined organisation. Donald Quintin, CEO of Lone Star, said the combination is expected to strengthen the competitive positioning of the business globally. �
www.lonestarfunds.com �
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www.domochemicals.com
Kreyenborg adds UWP aftermarket unit
Kreyenborg is entering the underwater pelletizing (UWP) aftermarket with a new division offering spare parts and servicing. Plates carriers and knives as well as retrofitting will become available in the next few months. The company said that customers will receive accessible personal contacts, fast delivery times of spare parts from its location in the Münsterland region of Germany, technical advice for existing systems, and an overall high level of quality. Udo Gielen, managing partner and CEO of Kreyenborg, has been responsible for the sale
of UWP systems for years. A team of his former colleagues and consultants from the plastics industry are working to support the Kreyenborg team. New partnerships have already emerged from this global network. Gielen said: “As a medium-sized company, we can and we want to close the gap in the market
that large companies cannot afford to fill at the scale that customers would like, due to their concentration on large-scale systems and especially on new business.” He said Kreyenborg’s customer service can help companies reduce downtime and be more able
to operate their plants more economically. Kreyenborg also offers drying and other technologies. �
www.kreyenborg.com
4 COMPOUNDING WORLD | May 2026
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IMAGE: KREYENBORG
IMAGE: DOMO
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