Chemicals

American Appraisal provides valuation and consulting services to some of the world’s leading chemical processing firms.

Who We Serve
American Appraisal serves US and international companies operating in all niches of the chemical processing industry, including:

• Commodity chemicals
• Basic chemicals
• Specialty chemicals
• Inorganic chemicals
• Life science and pharmaceutical chemicals
• Performance chemicals
• Petrochemicals
• Plastics manufacturing

We've applied our chemicals industry experience in the following and other markets:

What We Do
We provide expertise in valuing all classifications of tangible and intangible assets, including:

Our valuation and consulting services for clients in the chemicals industry encompass:

• Purchase price allocations for financial reporting purposes (US GAAP and IFRS)
• US and international tax reporting
• Impairment testing
• Transfer pricing analyses
• Pre-deal due diligence
• Bankruptcy and restructuring valuations
• Fresh start accounting
• Equity and option valuations
• Real estate advisory
• Fixed asset inventory and reconciliation
• IT asset inventory
• Cost segregation studies
• Property tax consulting and valuation
• Property insurance appraisals

Our global chemicals industry valuation consultants have extensive experience with litigation support and expert witness testimony.

Recent Experience
American Appraisal’s recent experience includes assisting dominant US and global chemical companies with:

• Purchase price allocation services for a major acquisition involving real and personal property as well as numerous intangible assets
• Property tax, collateral financing, income tax and financial reporting valuations
• Property insurance appraisals for US and international facilities of a chemical, fiber and plastics manufacturer
• Valuation services related to fresh start accounting

Why American Appraisal?
American Appraisal is a leader in the valuation of intangible assets, making us well prepared to serve the chemicals industry and its many associated intangibles such as IPR&D, patents and patent applications. In addition, we have specialized experience in valuing operating chemical plants and their associated real and personal property and intangible assets. Our global valuation team is well positioned for US and international valuation engagements.