Amlon adds Mastermelt facility to its portfolio

The Amlon Group, Plano, Texas, has acquired Mastermelt America LLC, which it describes as operating a facility in Sweetwater, Tennessee, that specializes in processing and treating complex industrial waste streams, serving the chemical, pharmaceutical, electronics, aerospace and power generation industries.

Amlon is part of Norwalk, Connecticut, private equity firm Heartwood Partners. Both organizations say the Tennessee facility now is operating as Amlon Sweetwater and that the transaction closed last May.

“The Mastermelt acquisition is a game changer for our business,” says Mark Wayne, CEO and president of the Amlon Group. “This facility brings critical capabilities in thermal processing and chemical dissolution of complex industrial materials.”

Continues Wayne, “While our existing facilities excel at hazardous waste treatment and disposal, Sweetwater adds specialized processing capabilities for spent catalysts, electronic components and aerospace materials—waste streams that require metallurgical and engineering expertise. This positions Amlon as a more comprehensive environmental solutions provider for our customers across multiple industries.”

Wayne says the acquisition also strengthens Amlon’s geographic footprint in the southeastern United States, “complementing our existing Texas and Louisiana operations.”

“We’re excited to support Mark and the entire Amlon team in this strategic chapter of growth,” says Demetrios Dounis, managing partner of Heartwood. “The Sweetwater acquisition demonstrates Amlon’s continued evolution from a pure play waste treatment company into a platform that delivers comprehensive environmental solutions, expanding their processing capabilities to handle the most complex industrial waste streams across multiple industries.”

Adds Dounis, “We see significant runway for Amlon to build on this foundation and continue serving as the partner of choice for manufacturers who take their environmental compliance and sustainability commitments seriously.”