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Italmatch Acquires the Majority of Brazil’s Alcolina

Italian specialty additives manufacturer Italmatch Chemicals agreed to purchase the majority of shares of Alcolina, a Brazilian chemicals company specialized in water treatment for bioethanol, sugar production and industrial applications. Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed.

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Saudi’s Dussur Buys into Italmatch Chemicals

Dussur, the Saudi Arabian Industrial Investments Company, has agreed to buy a stake in Italian specialty additives manufacturer Italmatch Chemicals from private equity group Bain Capital. The Riyadh-based group will also invest €100 million in Italmatch as a capital increase.

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Italmatch Adds Flame Retardant Capacity in China

Italmatch, an Italian multinational specialty chemicals company, has started building a second flame retardants manufacturing plant in China. The expansion will expand capacity of the compay’s Phoslite range, which is based on inorganic phosphinates.

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The State of the US Specialty Chemicals Industry
Reshaping Specialty Chemicals Manufacturing

The State of the US Specialty Chemicals Industry

SOCMA's Jenn Klein examines how specialty chemical manufacturers — the invisible backbone behind pharmaceuticals, electronics, agriculture, and energy — are navigating supply chain shifts, policy uncertainty, and constant change while remaining resilient, disciplined, and focused on execution.