Innospec Agrees to Divest Aroma Chemicals Business


Agreement to sell Aroma Chemicals to Emerald Kalama Chemical

Innospec to focus on core strategy– Fuel Specialties, Oilfield Specialties and Personal Care

Transaction expected to close by the end of July 2015

ENGLEWOOD, Colo., June 8, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Innospec, Inc. (Nasdaq:IOSP) today announced that it has reached agreement to divest its Aroma Chemicals business unit (Innospec Widnes Limited) to Emerald Kalama Chemical, a business group of Emerald Performance Materials LLC. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed however key ‎details are available in a Form 8k filed by Innospec with the SEC.

Patrick S. Williams, President & CEO of Innospec said, "We have been looking to focus more of our resources on our key businesses and markets that provide us with the best growth opportunities. We have felt for some time that we were unable to provide the Aroma Chemicals business with the support it needs to grow in this market. We believe that the business will flourish under ownership whose core strategic focus includes the Aroma Chemicals markets.

We have made our strategy very clear. We will continue to focus on Fuel Specialties, Oilfield Specialties and Personal Care, where the markets remain attractive, and our strong commitment to technology development and customer service provides opportunities for future growth."

The sale is expected to close by the end of July 2015. Innospec will use the proceeds as part of its balanced capital management program.

About Innospec Inc.

Innospec Inc. is an international specialty chemicals company with approximately 1300 employees in 20 countries. Innospec manufactures and supplies a wide range of specialty chemicals to markets in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia-Pacific. The Fuel Specialties business specializes in manufacturing and supplying the fuel additives that help improve fuel efficiency, boost engine performance and reduce harmful emissions. This business also contains Oilfield Specialties which provides specialty chemicals for oil & gas drilling and production operations. Innospec's Performance Chemicals business provides effective technology-based solutions for our customers' processes or products focused in the Personal Care and Polymers markets. Innospec's Octane Additives business is the world's only producer of tetra ethyl lead.

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