ATLANTA – J.M. Huber Corp., Edison, NJ, through its Huber Engineered Materials (HEM) division, has acquired the Martinswerk business of Albemarle Corp. The Martinswerk portfolio is now officially part of the Fire Retardant Additives (FRA) business unit of HEM.
Huber’s largest acquisition in over 10 years, the transaction includes Martinswerk’s manufacturing facility in Bergheim, Germany; more than 470 employees; the Martinal® precipitated and ground alumina trihydrate, and Magnifin® premium precipitated magnesium hydroxide product lines; and a variety of specialty chemical products including Martifin specialty hydrates for paper, Martoxid® aluminum oxide primarily for ceramics, Pergopak® flatting agents and carrier additives, and Compalox® granulated activated alumina.