New Delhi, May 8 -- Novopor Advanced Science Pvt. Ltd, a Bain Capital portfolio company manufacturing specialty chemicals, is looking to expand its footprint in the US after chalking up its first acquisition in the country.

Hyderabad-headquartered Novopor wants to establish itself as a leading global contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) in the performance or specialty chemicals and material sciences space, chief executive Radhesh Welling said.

"Now, to be able to do that, we have identified certain unique and relevant capabilities that we need to develop or acquire," Welling said, adding that there was a huge addressable global market for performance chemicals that the company aims to tap. "We have a huge potential...