EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Diamond Chemical has acquired “certain assets” of Chicago-based specialty chemical manufacturer Unichem, the company reports. Through the acquisition, Diamond, a manufacturer of laundry, warewash, floor care, housekeeping, organic intermediates, industrial and consumer products, aims to serve additional customers.
Terms of the acquisition were not announced.
A representative at Diamond Chemical tells American Laundry News that the company bought Unichem’s name, customer list and supplies, and that salespeople formerly employed by Unichem now work for Diamond.
Representatives from Unichem did not immediately return calls for comment, but the company’s main phone line now features a welcome message from Diamond Chemical.
For more than 40 years, Unichem has provided customers with specialty chemicals for the drycleaning, hospital, industrial and institutional laundry industries, Diamond reports. It expects Unichem’s transition to Diamond Chemical under the acquisition to be “seamless.”
“Current customers will continue to receive the same high-quality products and service from Diamond that Unichem previously supplied to them,” Diamond says in a statement.
(Additional reporting by Lauren Dixon)
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