DuBois Chemicals acquires IPAC Chemicals & Power Chemicals

On October 1, 2018, Dubois Chemicals Canada Inc., a subsidiary of DuBois Chemicals, Inc., acquired Vancouver-based IPAC Chemicals & Power Chemicals, market leading providers of unique specialty chemicals for the mining and sulphur industries.

DuBois Chemicals, headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio, is a full service specialty chemical company, developing and manufacturing chemicals for several diff­erent end markets. The acquisition of IPAC Chemicals & Power Chemicals gives DuBois a presence in Western Canada and adds additional specialty chemicals to its overall product off­ering.

Gowling WLG advised DuBois Chemicals Canada in this acquisition with a team that included Pam Vermeersch and Braden Lauer (corporate), Melanie Polowin (employment) and Paul Carenza (tax).