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Acquisitions
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019
Business Combinations [Abstract]  
Acquisitions

21. Acquisitions

2019 Acquisition

On December 17, 2019, the Company acquired an oilfield demulsifier product line. The purchase price of the acquisition was $9,000,000 and was paid with cash on hand.   This acquisition was accounted for as a business combination and the assets were measured and recorded at their estimated fair values.   The primary assets acquired were intangibles, mostly comprised of goodwill ($3,497,000), product know-how ($1,500,000) and customer relationships ($3,200,000).  A small amount of inventory was also acquired.  All of the acquired assets are included within the Company’s Surfactants segment.  The fair value analysis remains in process and is expected to be finalized during the first half of 2020.   The preliminary weighted average amortization periods for the identifiable intangibles assets are: (i) customer list - 22 to 25 years, and; (b) know-how -13 to 14 years.  

Pro forma financial information has not been included because revenues and earnings of the Company’s consolidated entity would not have been materially different than reported had the acquisition date been January 1, 2018.  The acquired business did not impact the Company’s 2019 financial results.  

2018 Acquisition

On March 26, 2018, the Company through a subsidiary in Mexico closed on a previously announced agreement with BASF Mexicana, S.A.DE C.V. (BASF) to acquire their production facility in Ecatepec, Mexico and a portion of their associated surfactants business.  The facility is located close to Mexico City and has over 50,000 metric tons of capacity, 124,000 square feet of warehouse space, a large laboratory and office space.  The acquired assets and business are included in the Company’s Surfactants segment.  The purchase price of the acquisition was $21,475,000 and was paid with cash on hand.  The primary assets acquired were land, buildings, machinery and equipment and inventory.  In the third quarter of 2018 the Company reached alignment with BASF on the final value of inventory acquired.  The incremental inventory and related value-added taxes totaled $1,377,000 and increased the total assets acquired in the transaction from $21,475,000 to $22,852,000 as of December 31, 2019. The final inventory settlement payment of $1,377,000 was made in the fourth quarter of 2018.   The acquisition was accounted for as a business combination, and, accordingly, the assets acquired were measured and recorded at their estimated fair values. No intangible assets were identified as part of the acquisition. The following table summarizes the assets acquired as a result of the acquisition:

 

 

 

 

 

(In thousands)

 

 

 

 

Assets:

 

 

 

 

Property, plant and equipment

 

$

14,464

 

Inventory

 

 

5,687

 

Other Receivable

 

 

2,701

 

Total assets acquired

 

$

22,852

 

 

The acquired business had a minimal impact on the Company’s 2018 financial results.