Specialty chemical maker Lubrizol is paying $166 million for rival Nalco's personal care business, which makes ingredients for hair, skin and home care products, the companies said on Wednesday.
Lubrizol said the deal will add to earnings this year. Nalco's unit brought in $45 million in sales in 2010.
Nalco said it was selling the business to focus on its core industrial water, energy and air applications business.
Carbon black manufacturer Orion Engineered Carbons plans to rationalize production lines in North and South America and EMEA.
Oxea is returning to its old name and its roots.
This interview covers key results of the study ‘Success Factor Supply Chain Management and Logistics in the Chemical Industry 2024’ by Solventure, Aimms and Miebach.
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.
Jens Birgersson becomes new Brenntag CEO
