16.08.2019
- Belgian family owned nylon producer Domo Chemicals has signed a deal to buy Solvay’s performance nylon 6,6 business in Europe for €300 million on a cash and debt-free basis. The...
16.08.2019
- Industrial gases producer Linde has started up a new production facility supplying methane, hydrogen and carbon dioxide to Evoniks' second world-scale methionine complex on Jurong...
16.08.2019
- DuPont appears to be gearing up for another major divestment that could become one of the chemical industry’s biggest transactions this year, reports the Bloomberg news agency...
15.08.2019
- Following up plans hinted at last spring by The Times of India, Saudi Aramco has signed a non-binding Letter of Intent (LOI) to acquire a 20% stake in the Oil-to-Chemicals division...
14.08.2019
- German specialty chemicals producer Lanxess is selling its chrome chemicals business to Chinese leather chemicals company Brother Enterprises for an undisclosed sum. The agreement...
12.08.2019
- US chemical producer Huntsman has agreed to sell its chemical intermediates businesses to Thailand-based global polyester market leader Indorama Ventures for nearly $2.1 billion...
07.08.2019
- In separate transactions still subject to approval by regulatory authorities, Bayer and Lanxess have sold their respective 60% and 40% stakes in German infrastructure company...
06.08.2019
- German chemicals and pharmaceuticals group Merck KGaA has signed an R&D agreement with Ewing, New Jersey-based Universal Display Corporation (UDC) to cooperate on developing new...
05.08.2019
- Just days after sealing two deals in Africa, Brenntag is acquiring two more companies – another in South Africa and one in Taiwan. Headquartered in Johannesburg, Chemgrit Cosmetics...
01.08.2019
- Air Liquide has signed a long-term agreement to supply oxygen and nitrogen to Gulf Coast Growth Ventures’ (GCGV) proposed ethane cracker near Corpus Christi, Texas, USA. The gases...