{"id":73169,"date":"2022-06-01T13:58:05","date_gmt":"2022-06-01T13:58:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pr.asianetpakistan.com\/?p=92693"},"modified":"2022-06-01T13:58:05","modified_gmt":"2022-06-01T13:58:05","slug":"alpek-concludes-acquisition-of-octal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lebanonnewsgazette.com\/alpek-concludes-acquisition-of-octal\/","title":{"rendered":"Alpek\u00a0Concludes\u00a0Acquisition\u00a0of\u00a0OCTAL"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"m_divHeadline\">\n<p><b><\/b><i>Incorporating\u00a0high-value\u00a0PET\u00a0<wbr \/>sheet\u00a0business into\u00a0its\u00a0portfolio\u00a0ahead\u00a0of\u00a0<wbr \/>schedule<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"m_divBody\">\n<div id=\"m_divWide\">\n<p>MONTERREY,\u00a0Mexico, June 1, 2022 \/PRNewswire\/ &#8212; Alpek, S.A.B. de C.V. (&#8220;Alpek&#8221; or &#8220;the Company&#8221;) announced today that it has received all necessary approvals from the regulatory authorities and has finalized its acquisition of OCTAL Holding SAOC (&#8220;OCTAL&#8221;).<\/p>\n<div id=\"m_dvprnejpgb010left\" dir=\"ltr\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"m_prnejpgb010left\" class=\"alignright\" title=\"OCTAL Plant in Salalah, Oman \" src=\"https:\/\/ci6.googleusercontent.com\/proxy\/5ejEE7-y3wlSpIAhjwxJBJylH6gJbFiq9Rf_JkeOiNp3ca4BFa6SoNGUI7fL0k3R5pSnaiKuEC77T3SeIDt2TqCa1GEAyHqpH6HzK90=s0-d-e1-ft#https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/1830625\/OCTAL_Salalah.jpg\" alt=\"OCTAL Plant in Salalah, Oman \" width=\"342\" height=\"111\" align=\"middle\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Pursuant\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0purchase\u00a0<wbr \/>agreement,\u00a0Alpek\u00a0acquired 100%\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0shares of OCTAL\u00a0for\u00a0U.S.\u00a0$620\u00a0million on a debt-free basis. Financing was secured through a mix of free cash flow generated from existing businesses and dedicated bank loans.<\/p>\n<p>Alpek will assume control of OCTAL&#8217;s operations starting on June 1, 2022. The Company expects an accretive\u00a0EBITDA\u00a0effect of\u00a0approximately\u00a0U.S.\u00a0$120\u00a0<wbr \/>million from\u00a0these\u00a0assets throughout\u00a0the\u00a0remainder of 2022, largely based on the better-than-expected Polyester market conditions prevalent in recent months. This would increase the Company&#8217;s Comparable EBITDA Guidance to U.S. $1,370 million and Reported EBITDA Guidance to U.S. $1,485 million.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We\u00a0are\u00a0pleased\u00a0to\u00a0have\u00a0<wbr \/>concluded\u00a0this\u00a0acquisition\u00a0<wbr \/>ahead\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0expected\u00a0<wbr \/>timeline,&#8221;\u00a0stated\u00a0Jos\u00e9\u00a0de\u00a0<wbr \/>Jes\u00fas Valdez, Alpek&#8217;s CEO. &#8220;We are excited to welcome OCTAL&#8217;s management team and employees into our family, leveraging their long-standing relationships with customers, their diverse backgrounds, and technical proficiency to drive the Company&#8217;s long-term growth.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><i><u>About\u00a0Alpek<\/u>\u00a0<\/i><i>:\u00a0Alpek\u00a0is\u00a0a\u00a0leading petrochemical\u00a0company\u00a0<wbr \/>operating two\u00a0business\u00a0segments:\u00a0&#8220;<wbr \/>Polyester&#8221;\u00a0(PTA,\u00a0PET,\u00a0rPET,\u00a0<wbr \/>and\u00a0polyester\u00a0fibers), and\u00a0&#8220;Plastics\u00a0&amp;\u00a0Chemicals&#8221;\u00a0(<wbr \/>polypropylene,\u00a0expandable\u00a0<wbr \/>styrenics,\u00a0and\u00a0other\u00a0<wbr \/>specialty\u00a0&amp;\u00a0industrial\u00a0<wbr \/>chemicals).\u00a0Alpek is\u00a0a\u00a0leading producer\u00a0of PTA, PET resin and PET sheet worldwide, one of the largest rPET producers in the Americas, the third largest expandable polystyrene manufacturer worldwide, and the only producer of polypropylene in Mexico. In 2021, Alpek reported revenues of U.S. $7.7 billion and Comparable EBITDA of U.S. $962 million. The Company operates 35 plants across the United States, Mexico, Canada, Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Oman, Saudi Arabia, and the United Kingdom, and employs over 6,500 people. Alpek is a publicly traded company listed on the Mexican Stock Exchange.<\/i><\/p>\n<p>Photo &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/1830625\/OCTAL_Salalah.jpg&amp;source=gmail-html&amp;ust=1654178103192000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1UkqrDgw7AcsHPtJ_Rh-Fj\"  rel=\"noreferrer\">https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/<wbr \/>media\/1830625\/OCTAL_Salalah.<wbr \/>jpg<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Incorporating\u00a0high-value\u00a0PET\u00a0sheet\u00a0business into\u00a0its\u00a0portfolio\u00a0ahead\u00a0of\u00a0schedule MONTERREY,\u00a0Mexico, June 1, 2022 \/PRNewswire\/ \u2014 Alpek, S.A.B. de C.V. 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