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Ecovyst acquisitions, on the record

The businesses Ecovyst bought and sold, as its annual reports describe them, with the cash it reported paying for acquisitions each year and every deal filing since 2016.

Deals its annual reports describe

Business	Deal	When	Value
Performance Materials business Word for word“On December 14, 2020, we completed the sale of our Performance Materials business to Potters Buyer, LLC, an affiliate of The Jordan Company, L.P., for a purchase price of $650.0 million, which was subject to certain adjustments for indebtedness, working capital, and cash at the closing of the transaction.” 10-K for 2023	divestiture	On December 14, 2020	$650.0 million
Performance Chemicals business Word for word“Effective on August 1, 2021, we completed the sale of our Performance Chemicals business to Cerberus Capital Management, L.P. and Koch Mineral & Trading LLC for a purchase price of $1.1 billion, which was subject to certain adjustments including for indebtedness, cash, working capital and transaction expenses at the closing of the transaction.” 10-K for 2023	divestiture	Effective on August 1, 2021	$1.1 billion
Chem 32, LLC (Chem32) Word for word“and most recently activate catalysts with our patented Chem 32, LLC ("Chem32") technology acquired in March 2021.” 10-K for 2023	acquisition	March 2021	—
Performance Chemicals business sold to Sparta Aggregator L.P. (Cerberus Capital Management, L.P. and Koch Minerals & Trading, LLC) Word for word“Effective on August 1, 2021, we completed the sale of our Performance Chemicals business to Cerberus Capital Management, L.P. and Koch Mineral & Trading LLC for a purchase price of $1.1 billion, which was subject to certain adjustments including for indebtedness, cash, working capital and transaction expenses at the closing of the transaction.” 10-K for 2024	divestiture	August 1, 2021	$1.1 billion
Chem32, LLC ("Chem32") Word for word“By providing regeneration services, as well as purchasing by-product sulfur from customers for use in manufacturing virgin sulfuric acid, we believe that we provide our refining customers with a complete solution for their sulfuric acid needs.” 10-K for 2024	acquisition	—	—
Advanced Materials & Catalysts segment (including the Zeolyst Joint Venture), sold to Technip Energies N.V. Word for word“Effective on December 31, 2025, we completed the sale of our Advanced Materials & Catalysts segment, which includes our investment in affiliated companies, Zeolyst International and Zeolyst C.V. (collectively, the “Zeolyst Joint Venture”) to Technip Energies N.V. for a purchase price of $556.0 million, subject to certain adjustments set forth in the agreement.” 10-K for 2025	divestiture	December 31, 2025	$556.0 million
sulfuric acid production assets of Cornerstone Chemical Company LLC located in Waggaman, Louisiana Word for word“On May 6, 2025 (the “Closing Date”), the Company completed its acquisition of the sulfuric acid production assets of Cornerstone Chemical Company LLC (“Cornerstone”) located in Waggaman, Louisiana.” 10-K for 2025	acquisition	May 6, 2025	—

As filedReported in the company's financial data (XBRL), each linked to its filing
Fiscal year ended	Cash paid for acquisitions (net of cash acquired)	Cash received from selling businesses	Goodwill from acquisitions
2016-12-31	$1.78 billion	—	$958.5 million
2017-12-31	$41.6 million	—	$37.6 million
2018-12-31	$1 million	—	$649,000
2019-12-31	$0	—	—
2020-12-31	$0	—	—
2021-12-31	$42.6 million	—	$14.8 million
2022-12-31	$488,000	—	—
2023-12-31	$0	—	—
2024-12-31	$0	—	—
2025-12-31	$41.5 million	$556 million	$155,000

Deal filings since 2016

2026-06-30 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2026-05-04 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2026-01-07 Form 8-K, Item 2.01: Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets
2025-09-11 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2025-04-11 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2025-01-31 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2024-06-12 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2023-05-26 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2023-03-06 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2022-11-15 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2022-08-05 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2021-11-23 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2021-08-03 Form 8-K, Item 2.01: Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets
2021-07-15 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2021-06-30 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2021-06-11 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2021-04-29 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2021-03-04 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2020-12-18 Form 8-K, Item 2.01: Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets
2020-10-16 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2020-07-28 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2020-03-26 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2020-02-13 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2018-02-09 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2017-12-13 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement

Read from Ecovyst’s annual reports (10-K for 2025, 10-K for 2024, 10-K for 2023) and the financial data it files with the SEC, as of 2026-02-27. Every quotation is word for word from the filing linked beside it; how these pages are built and checked. The full record is in its company data sheet.