The following table summarizes the Company's business acquisitions for the periods presented: | | | | | | | Transaction Description | Date of Transaction | | Purchase Consideration (In millions) | | Segment | ECM Plastics, Inc. | September 4, 2012 | | $36.8 | | Americas | A Massachusetts producer of custom color, specialty additive masterbatch and niche engineered plastics products | | | | | | Perrite Group | September 2, 2013 | | $51.3 | | EMEA and APAC | A thermoplastics manufacturer with business in niche engineered plastics and custom color with operations in Malaysia, the United Kingdom and France | | | | | | Network Polymers, Inc. | December 2, 2013 | | $49.2 | | Americas | An Ohio niche engineered plastics compounding business that is a leading single source provider of thermoplastic resins and alloys | | | | | | Prime Colorants | December 31, 2013 | | $15.1 | | Americas | A Tennessee manufacturer of custom color and additive concentrates | | | | | |
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