29.07.2013
- German specialty chemicals group Altana said on Sunday it had agreed to buy the global rheology business of U.S. chemicals maker Rockwood Holdings for $635 million to expand its...
02.01.2013
- Dr. Wolfgang Josten has been appointed to the position of Managing Director of Actega Colorchemie in Büdingen. Actega Colorchemie is a member of the Graphic Arts business line of...
10.12.2012
- The specialty chemicals group Altana has signed a contract to acquire the business of Chemical Corporation of America (ChemCor), a U.S. manufacturer of specialty wax additives. The...
30.10.2012
- The work to construct a new three-storey production building has begun on the newly acquired company grounds of BYK USA in Wallingford, Connecticut. "This investment in Wallingford...
08.08.2012
- The specialty chemicals Group Altana was able to further increase sales and operating earnings over the first six months of the current business year. Compared to the strong first...
02.07.2012
- The new Supervisory Board of the specialty chemicals Group Altana has constituted itself subsequent to the Annual General Meeting, with Dr. Klaus-Jürgen Schmieder being elected as...
23.05.2012
- Elantas Electrical Insulation, a division of the specialty chemicals Group Altana, has acquired the casting resins business for electrical and electronic applications of the...
23.03.2012
- Altana was able to further increase sales in the business year 2011 compared to the record year 2010, despite an increasingly challenging environment. Sales climbed to €1,617...
