Stepan Completes Acquisition of NatSurFact® Business from Logos Technologies

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Mar 27, 2020, 16:30 ET

NORTHFIELD, Ill., March 27, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Stepan Company (NYSE: SCL) today reported that it has acquired Logos Technologies LLC's NatSurFact® business, a rhamnolipid-based line of bio-surfactants derived from renewable sources. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

"Bio-surfactants produced via fermentation offer synergies in several strategic end use markets including agriculture, oilfield, personal care and household, industrial and institutional. NatSurFact developed a novel fermentation process for rhamnolipids and has achieved high yields at both the bench and pilot scale. Rhamnolipids, a class of bio-surfactants, are attractive due to their favorable biodegradability, low toxicity and in some cases unique antimicrobial properties," said F. Quinn Stepan, Jr., Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Stepan Company. "We look forward to building on NatSurFact's work to commercialize these unique surfactants in the coming years. Stepan is actively developing high-performing, advantageous products as a key pillar of our sustainability commitments. NatSurFact's rhamnolipid technology provides an important new option as customers across markets seek to meet new sustainability targets for their products."

Corporate Profile

Stepan Company is a major manufacturer of specialty and intermediate chemicals used in a broad range of industries. Stepan is a leading merchant producer of surfactants, which are the key ingredients in consumer and industrial cleaning compounds and in agricultural and oilfield solutions. The Company is also a leading supplier of polyurethane polyols used in the expanding thermal insulation market, and CASE (Coatings, Adhesives, Sealants, and Elastomers) industries.

Headquartered in Northfield, Illinois, Stepan utilizes a network of modern production facilities located in North and South America, Europe and Asia.

The Company's common stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the symbol SCL. For more information about Stepan Company please visit the Company online at www.stepan.com

More information about Stepan's sustainability program can be found at https://stepan.gcs-web.com/static-files/5fb8f458-df94-44ba-9fca-4f1997b4594d

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