Skip to main content

MWV Specialty Chemicals renamed Ingevity

MWV Specialty Chemicals is being renamed Ingevity. The MWV Specialty Chemicals division of WestRock Company is being renamed in the run up to being spun off as an independent, publicly-traded company around the end of the year. “Ingevity is a unique expression of our purpose – to turn our customers’ complex challenges into powerful possibilities,” said Ed Rose, president, MWV Specialty Chemicals. “Our announcement is the first step in a comprehensive plan to launch our brand, and define our future as a
July 20, 2015 Read time: 2 mins
7937 MWV Specialty Chemicals is being renamed Ingevity. The MWV Specialty Chemicals division of WestRock Company is being renamed in the run up to being spun off as an independent, publicly-traded company around the end of the year.
 
“Ingevity is a unique expression of our purpose – to turn our customers’ complex challenges into powerful possibilities,” said Ed Rose, president, MWV Specialty Chemicals. “Our announcement is the first step in a comprehensive plan to launch our brand, and define our future as a separate and independent company that will be better positioned to profitably grow in our targeted markets.”
 
The Specialty Chemicals division develops and delivers high performance chemicals and materials that make a real difference in the real world – enabling oil to flow better, colours to shine brighter, roads to last longer and air to breathe cleaner. With a history of innovation spanning over 100 years, the division generates industry leading returns by exceeding the performance expectations of its customers across the mega-trend aligned markets of energy, infrastructure and transportation.

The separation is expected to be executed by means of a tax-free spinoff of the Specialty Chemicals business to shareholders of WestRock Company, resulting in two independent, publicly traded companies. The spinoff is expected to be completed around the end of the calendar year, subject to customary conditions. 

For more information on companies in this article

Related Content

  • How Florida paved the way for availability payments in the US
    November 21, 2014
    New financing models have been used to deliver key transport links in the US - * Patrick D Harder and Brandon J Davis Florida Department of Transportation’s (FDOT) public-private partnership (PPP) programme has made impressive progress, setting precedents for US transportation planning and funding. On March 26th 2014, FDOT opened 16km of new reversible express lanes as part of its US$1.8 billion I-595 Corridor Roadway Improvements Project. Just a few months later, on August 3rd 2014, FDOT opened twin tunnel
  • Cemex's Philippines projects
    July 1, 2013
    Cemex in the Philippines is providing cement for the Millennium Road Project. This is part of a US$214million infrastructure package that will connect 15 municipalities in Samar, a province located in the country’s Eastern Visayas region. Phase one is expected to reach completion by November 2013. Cemex’s APO cement plant, which is situated strategically in the Visayas, will supply the required materials via its jetty port, considered the most modern facility of its type in the country to date. The project
  • Caterpillar’s latest results show some positive signals
    April 22, 2016
    Caterpillar has released its first quarter results for 2016, which show some positive results although market conditions remain tough. The firm’s first-quarter 2016 sales and revenues hit US$9.5 billion, down from $12.7 billion in the first quarter of 2015. First-quarter 2016 profit/share of $0.46 was down from a profit of $2.03/share in the first quarter of 2015. Excluding restructuring costs, profit/share was $0.67, compared with $2.07/share in the first quarter of 2015.
  • Highways: environmental problem or environmental enhancement?
    March 21, 2016
    Highways need not be a blight on the countryside that many people, urban planners included, believe they will always be. By Bram Miller, director, and Martin Broderick, environmental consultant, at Ramboll Environ While the world’s highway networks bring undoubted economic and social benefits, they are generally perceived to lead to negative environmental impacts. Some may consider this an unfair reputation, but it is difficult to argue that in the majority of cases both the construction and operation of