maintain strong market positions across these products, as well as leading positions in process control systems, mold bases and components, maintenance, repair and operating (“MRO”) supplies for plastic processing equipment and fluid technology. Their strategy is to deliver highly customized equipment, components and service to their customers throughout the lifecycle of their plastic processing technology systems.

They serve the market through three segments: Advanced Plastic Processing Technologies (“APPT”), Melt Delivery and Control Systems (“MDCS”) and Fluid Technologies (“Fluids”). Their APPT segment designs, manufactures and sells injection, extrusion, and blow molding equipment, co-injection systems and related parts and services. Their MDCS segment designs, manufactures and sells hot runner and process control systems, mold bases and components, and sells MRO supplies. Hot runner systems are custom-designed for each product a customer manufactures on an injection molding machine. Their Fluids segment is a global manufacturer of synthetic and semi-synthetic lubricants and coolants used in various industrial metalworking applications. They serve a diverse range of industries and have longstanding relationships with many of their over 27,000 customers and leading market shares in North America and in emerging markets, including China and India.