22.06.2017
- Finnish manufacturer Tikkurila is planning to invest in another paints plant in Russia in order to strengthen its position in the local market. The Vantaa-headquartered group has...
22.06.2017
- US drug development company Parexel International is being acquired by private equity group Pamplona Capital Management in a deal valued at approximately $5 billion, including debt...
21.06.2017
- US industrial gases group Air Products has formed a joint venture with Linde North America to build a world-scale air separation unit and gas liquefier in Glenmont, New York. The...
20.06.2017
- US chemical company Celanese and private equity group Blackstone are to combine their global acetate tow businesses. Celanese will own 70% of the joint venture, with Blackstone...
19.06.2017
- Major specialty chemical distributor Azelis has boosted its position in the Nordic region’s food market segment with the purchase of Denmark’s LCH for an undisclosed sum...
19.06.2017
- The final go-ahead for the long planned $130 million merger of US chemical giants Dow and DuPont appeared all but assured on Jun. 15 as US antitrust authorities gave the green for...
19.06.2017
- US styrenics producer Trinseo has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Italy’s family-owned API Applicazioni Plastiche Industriali in an all-cash deal. This will be the...
16.06.2017
- Biopolymer company NatureWorks has signed a contract to license Plaxica’s Optipure process technology to produce D-lactic acid. NatureWorks said the license provides a low-cost...
15.06.2017
- German distributor Biesterfeld Spezialchemie has boosted its portfolio following a deal to distribute Bio-gen Extracts’ nutraceuticals and plant extracts in Europe. Located in...
15.06.2017
- The Perm subsidiary of Russian gas and petrochemicals giant Sibur and the Perm territorial government have signed an eight-year special investment contract to set up a plant...