ELANTAS PDG, Inc. Acquires Formulated Products Business from Quadrant Chemical

ELANTAS PDG, Inc. (EPDG) recently strenghtened its strategic position within the electronic and engineering materials (E&EM) market segment with their acquisition of certain assets of the Formulated Products Business of Quadrant Chemical Corporation.

The Formulated Products Business of Quadrant Chemical supplies OEM companies in the automotive, aerospace, electrical/electronics, and transportation markets around the globe with emphasis on the NAFTA and European markets.

“We are excited about our acquisition of Quadrant’s Formulated Product Business,” said Dr. Susan W. Graham, president and CEO of ELANTAS PDG, Inc. “We plan to leverage the Quadrant reputation with our 90 year heritage of innovation to grow our E&EM business as a whole. The Formulated Business Products Business of Quadrant broadens our overall product offering with our other great product brands, like Epoxylite, ELAN-Cast and ELAN-Tron.”

Electronic and engineering materials (E&EM) are used in applications that embed or encapsulate electronical components, such as complete circuits or circuit boards, with insulating resins to protect them from all kinds of environmental influences.

ELANTAS PDG, Inc., formerly The P.D. George Company, founded in 1919 and based in St. Louis, MO, is a premier global supplier of specialty resins for applications in the electrical and electronic industries and is a pioneer in the development of primary and secondary insulation as well as E&EMtechnologies.

In 1996, The P.D. George Company was acquired by ALTANA AG, a specialty chemicals company headquartered in Wesel, Germany, and became part of the ALTANA Electrical Insulation Division. In May 2007, the division was renamed to ELANTAS Electrical Insulation and the St. Louis site became known as ELANTAS PDG, Inc.