Divestitures:

On December 14, 2017, the Company signed a definitive agreement to sell the polyolefin catalysts and components portion of its Performance Catalyst Solutions (“PCS”) business to W.R. Grace & Co., with the sale closing on April 3, 2018. We received net cash proceeds of approximately $416.7 million and have recorded a gain of $218.7 million before income taxes in the second quarter of 2018 related to the sale of this business. The transaction includes Albemarle’s Product Development Center located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and operations at its Yeosu, South Korea site. The sale does not include the Company’s organometallics or curatives portion of its PCS business. The sale of the polyolefin catalysts business and components reflects the Company’s commitment to investing in the future growth of its high priority businesses and returning capital to shareholders.

In the fourth quarter of 2017, we determined that the assets held for sale criteria in accordance with ASC 360, Property, Plant and Equipment, were met for this business. As such, the assets and liabilities of this business were included in Assets held for sale and Liabilities held for sale, respectively, in the consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2017.

The carrying amounts of the major classes of assets and liabilities that were classified as held for sale at December 31, 2017, are as follows (in thousands):



	December 31,
	2017
Assets
Current assets	$	39,152
Net, property, plant and equipment	121,759
Goodwill	14,422
Other intangibles, net of amortization	3,632
Assets held for sale	$	178,965
Liabilities
Current liabilities	$	1,938
Noncurrent liabilities	614
Liabilities held for sale	$	2,552

The results of operations of the business classified as held for sale is included in the consolidated statements of income. This business did not qualify for discontinued operations treatment because the Company’s management does not consider the sale as representing a strategic shift that had or will have a major effect on the Company’s operations and financial results.

In addition, during the second quarter of 2017, we received the final working capital settlement of $6.9 million related to the sale of the Chemetall Surface Treatment business to BASF SE, which closed on December 14, 2016.