DyStar has completed the acquisition of Anglostar and its subsidiaries Anglostar Colombia, Anglostar Ecuador and Anglostar Peru on 1 October 2012. Since 30 March 2010, Anglostar was the exclusive distributor for DyStar products in the Andean region.
BASF sells a majority stake in its coatings business to the investor Carlyle.
Carbon black manufacturer Orion Engineered Carbons plans to rationalize production lines in North and South America and EMEA.
Merck to acquire the chromatography business of JSR Life Sciences, a leading provider of CDMO services, preclinical and translational clinical research, and bioprocessing solutions.
The German Chemical Industry Association (VCI) welcomes the fact that Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, and US President Donald Trump have averted the danger of a trade war for the time being.
