Ascend Performance Materials Successfully Emerges from Chapter 11

December 19, 2025

Emerges as financially stronger company, well positioned to continue providing high-performance materials to customers

Ascend Performance Materials, a leading producer of high-performance and durable engineered materials for everyday essentials and new technologies, today announced the completion of its financial restructuring process and emergence from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The Company’s Plan of Reorganization, confirmed by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court on December 9, 2025, is now effective.

Ascend achieved the objectives it set for this process, including reducing its total long-term debt by approximately $1.3 billion, securing access to a $350 million asset-based credit facility, strengthening its liquidity position through more than $600 million of new capital provided by its new shareholders, and materially lowering its debt service costs, which will enable Ascend to reinvest in reliability, efficiency, and long-term growth. 

“Today marks the final milestone in Ascend’s restructuring process, and we are thrilled to be emerging from Chapter 11 with significantly less debt and a much stronger capital structure,” said Patrick Schumacher, Ascend’s newly appointed CEO. “Thanks to the incredible efforts of our people and the support of our new ownership group, we have strengthened the business and positioned Ascend for future growth. As we move forward, we will increase our investments in reliability and advance our leadership position in nylon resins and engineering thermoplastics.”

Ascend’s emergence from Chapter 11 marks a pivotal moment in its ongoing transformation. Ascend remains steadfast in its mission to deliver high-performance materials that improve the quality of life today and inspire a better tomorrow. 

Information regarding the U.S. federal income tax treatment of the Company’s securities following the reorganization is provided in the Company’s Form 8937, available here.