15.01.2020
- US specialty agricultural products company American Vanguard has bought four herbicide brands from Corteva Agriscience, namely Classic, First Rate, Hornet and Python. American...
15.01.2020
- Plastics additives and colorants manufacturer Milliken has agreed to acquire Borchers Group, a global specialty chemicals company specializing in high-performance coating additives...
14.01.2020
- The European Commission has announced it won’t renew its approval for the nicotinoid pesticide (neonic) thiacloprid when the substance’s license expires on Apr. 30, 2020. This move...
10.01.2020
- Dutch specialty chemicals distributor Caldic has acquired Malaysian company DCM Asia. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Located in Selangor Darul Ehsan, DCM Asia is a...
10.01.2020
- Ineos Styrolution is planning to build a 600,000 t/y greenfield plant to produce ABS in eastern China. The new facility is to be built adjacent to the polystyrene complex at Ningbo...
09.01.2020
- Chemours has sold its methylamines business to Belle Chemical, an affiliate of Cornerstone Chemical, with effect from 1 January. Interest in buying the business surfaced after...
07.01.2020
- Norwegian silicon producer Elkem has agreed to take over Polysil, a leading Chinese manufacturer of silicone elastomers and resins. The deal, which values Polysil up to 941 million...
07.01.2020
- SABIC is liquidating three of its subsidiaries as part of its ongoing transformation program to become more agile and cost-efficient. In a statement to the Tadawul stock exchange...
07.01.2020
- Following all necessary approvals, BASF has completed the sale of its ultrafiltration membrane business to DuPont’s Safety & Construction division, as announced in September 2019...
