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Acquisitions | 12 Months Ended
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Business Combinations [Abstract] |
Acquisitions | 20. Acquisitions 2020 Acquisitions Clariant (Mexico) Acquisition On September 17, 2020, the Company through its subsidiaries in Mexico, acquired Clariant’s anionic business located in Santa Clara, Mexico. The acquisition did not include the purchase of a manufacturing site. The business acquired is being integrated into the Company’s two existing manufacturing sites in Mexico (Matamoros and Ecatepec). The purchase price of the acquisition was $14,000,000, plus associated value-added taxes (VAT). As of December 31, 2020, $13,519,000, inclusive of $308,000 net VAT, had been paid with cash on hand. The acquisition was accounted for as a business combination and the assets were measured and recorded at their estimated fair value. The acquired goodwill is not tax deductible. All assets acquired are included in the Company’s Surfactants segment. The following table summarizes the purchase price allocation for the acquisition:
(In thousands) |  |  |
Assets: |  |  |  |
Identifiable intangible assets: |  |  |  |
Customer lists |  | $ | 8,000 |
Trademarks and know-how |  |  | 1,300 |
Non-compete agreement |  |  | 300 |
Goodwill |  |  | 4,225 |
Property, plant and equipment |  |  | 175 |
Total assets acquired |  | $ | 14,000 |
Pro forma financial information has not been included because revenue and earnings of the Company’s consolidated entity would not have been materially different than reported had the acquisition date been January 1, 2019. Logos Technologies Acquisition On March 13, 2020, the Company acquired certain assets of Logos Technologies LLC's NatSurFact® business, a rhamnolipid-based line of bio-surfactants derived from renewable sources. These bio-surfactants offer synergies in several strategic end use markets including oilfield, agriculture, personal care and household, industrial and institutional. The acquisition was accounted for as an asset acquisition. The purchase price of the acquisition was $2,040,000 and was paid with cash on hand. All assets acquired are included in the Company’s Surfactants segment. The assets acquired were primarily intangibles, including trademarks and know-how ($1,392,000) and patents ($464,000). Additionally, $184,000 of laboratory equipment was acquired. 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 ($3,161,000), product know-how ($3,300,000) and customer relationships ($1,900,000). A small amount of inventory was also acquired. All of the acquired assets are included within the Company’s Surfactants segment. The average amortization period for the identifiable intangibles assets is 20 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, 2019. 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 BASF’s production facility in Ecatepec, Mexico and a portion of the 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 $22,852,000 and was paid with cash on hand. The primary assets acquired were land, buildings, machinery and equipment and inventory. 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.

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