Keyword: Fine Chemicals & Specialty Chemicals

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Evonik Expanding Fumed Silica in Antwerp

31.07.2017 - German specialty chemicals producer Evonik said it will expand capacity for fumed silica at its Antwerp, Belgium, site up to 2019. The new plant, which will require investment in...

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Clariant Could Divest 25% of Portfolio in Merger

28.07.2017 - Clariant may be willing to divest 25% of its portfolio, including its Pigments and Masterbatches businesses, following the planned $20 billion merger with US family-owned chemical...

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Azelis Expands In Australia/New Zealand

27.07.2017 - Azelis has acquired Chemcolour, a leading supplier of specialty chemicals and food ingredients in Australia and New Zealand, for an undisclosed sum. The acquisition strengthens...

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Activist Investors Try to Wedge Clariant and Huntsman Apart

05.07.2017 - Activist investors unhappy with the merger plans of Clariant and Huntsman have joined forces to torpedo it. The Corvex hedge fund of Keith Meister – a protégé of billionaire...

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IMCD Buys Italy’s Neuvendis

03.07.2017 - Dutch specialty chemical distributor IMCD has acquired Neuvendis, based in Milan, Italy. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Neuvendis is a leading specialty...

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Brenntag to Buy Chinese Distributor Wellstar

29.06.2017 - In a two-step transaction, internationally active German chemical distributor Brenntag plans to acquire all of the shares in specialty chemical distributor Wellstar Enterprises...

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Biesterfeld Expands Portfolio with Bio-gen’s Plant Extracts

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...

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AkzoNobel Lifts Peroxide Output in Mexico

09.06.2017 - AkzoNobel’s Specialty Chemicals business has completed the expansion of its Polymer Chemistry production complex in Los Reyes, Mexico. The investment widens the Dutch group’s North...