Tel Aviv-Israel Chemicals Ltd. has completed its acquisition of Supresta LLC, a leading manufacturer and marketer of phosphate-based flame retardants. Originally the phosphate chemicals unit of Akzo Nobel, the Dutch chemical company, Supresta was established in 2004 with the acquisition of its operations from Akzo Nobel by a portfolio company of Ripplewood Holdings LLC, a U.S.-based private equity firm. Today, Supresta employs more than 300 workers in two plants, one in the U.S. and one in Germany. It manufactures more than 80 phosphate-based products used in industrial applications. ICL intends to integrate Supresta into its ICL Industrial Products segment to realize synergies in operations, marketing, and the purchase of raw materials.
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