BASF Acquires UK And US Pest Companies

Matt Hopkins Posted by Matt Hopkins|9 December 2008

Germany-based BASF announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire Sorex Holdings Ltd., a leading manufacturer of branded chemical and non-chemical products for professional pest management. The transaction includes US-based Whitmire Micro-Gen and UK-based Sorex Ltd., and will give BASF an increased presence in the two most important pest control markets worldwide: the United States and Europe. Financial details have not been disclosed.

The Sorex Group has approximately 200 employees and recorded net sales of US $91 million in 2007, primarily in the US and Europe. Whitmire products holds a strong position in pyrethrum-based insecticides and their Mother Earth line of insect control products.

The closing of the transaction will proceed after final regulatory approval.

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