In November 2017, the Company acquired Tech Blend, a North American producer of black masterbatches, for a purchase price of $65 million, paid in cash. The purchase price was subject to a working capital adjustment, which was immaterial. The operating results of the business are included in the Company’s Performance Chemicals segment. The acquisition extends the Company’s global footprint in black masterbatch and compounds and provides a platform to serve global customers and grow in conductive formulations. Since the date of acquisition, Tech Blend revenues have totaled approximately $26 million through September 30, 2018.

The Company incurred acquisition costs of less than $1 million through September 30, 2018 associated with the transaction, which are included in Selling and administrative expenses in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

The allocation of the purchase price set forth below was based on estimates of the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed.

	(In millions)
Assets
Cash	$	1
Accounts receivable		5
Inventories		3
Property, plant and equipment		7
Intangible assets		29
Goodwill		33
Total assets acquired		78

Liabilities
Current liabilities		(3	)
Deferred tax liabilities		(10	)
Total liabilities assumed		(13	)

Cash consideration paid	$	65

As part of the purchase price allocation, the Company determined the separately identifiable intangible assets are comprised of developed technologies of $21 million, which will be amortized over 25 years, and customer relationships of $8 million, which will be amortized over 12 years. The Company estimated the fair values of the identifiable acquisition-related intangible assets based on projections of cash flows that will arise from those assets. The projected cash flows were discounted to determine the fair value of the assets at the date of acquisition. The determination of the fair value of the intangible assets acquired required the use of significant judgment with regard to (i) assumptions in the discounted cash flow model used and (ii) determination of the useful lives of the developed technologies and customer relationships.

The excess of the purchase price over the fair value of the tangible net assets and intangible assets acquired was recorded as goodwill. The goodwill recognized is attributable to the growth and operating synergies that the Company expects to realize from this acquisition. Goodwill generated from the acquisition will not be deductible for tax purposes.

In September 2018, the Company acquired NSCC Carbon, a carbon black manufacturing facility in Pizhou, Jiangsu Province, China for the purchase price of $8 million. The manufacturing facility will support the Company’s specialty carbons product line within the Performance Chemicals segment. The plant is temporarily mothballed to conduct maintenance and technology upgrades that are expected to occur over the next two years. The total purchase price of $8 million, which is payable upon satisfaction of certain conditions that are expected to be completed in less than 12 months, is recorded within Accounts payable and accrued liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.