Specialty Materials and Chemicals

Specialty Materials and Chemicals

Representative segments of interest include:
  • Personal care ingredients
  • Nutrition and food ingredients
  • Flavors and fragrances
  • Agrochemicals
  • Plastics, composites and related additives
  • Construction materials
  • Water treatment and modifiers
  • Coatings, adhesives and sealants
  • Oilfield chemicals and services
  • Aerospace and other transportation materials
  • Materials handling, management and logistics
  • Specialty films
Secular themes that we are actively pursuing investments related to include:
  • Scarcity of resources such as clean air and water
  • Increased focus on health and wellness
  • Substitution from metals to plastics and other materials
  • Shale gas finds in North America
  • Greater focus on “green”