 In 1993 it acquired "Evode Group plc", suppliers of adhesives and specialties.It went on to buy "Aztec Peroxides Inc.", a US peroxides business, in 1994 and "Inspec Group plc", suppliers of specialty chemicals, in 1998.It sold its major divisions, some 55% of the business by revenue, to Kohlberg Kravis Roberts in 2000.