The port of Antwerp is not only an important international hub for the chemical and petrochemical industry, especially for these industries it is a significant production...
17.04.2018
- For the global specialty chemicals sector, the past two years have been among the most exciting of the young millennium. Many mergers and acquisitions were in the spotlight in 2017...
18.03.2018
- Germany’s Lanxess has commissioned a new compounding line for the engineering plastics PA and PBT, sold under the trademarks of Durethan and Pocan, at Krefeld-Uerdingen, Germany...
26.02.2018
- German specialty chemicals producer Lanxess is spending €5 million on a 25% capacity expansion its Macrolex-brand dyes at its Leverkusen site. The upgrade is expected to be...
15.02.2018
- Following the approval of all regulatory instances, German specialty chemicals producer Lanxess has successfully completed its acquisition of Solvay’s €65 million phosphorus...
13.02.2018
- Interest in acquiring the Specialty Chemicals business Dutch coatings manufacturer AkzoNobel has put up for sale is shaping up to be more substantial than the company may have...
15.01.2018
- AkzoNobel is negotiating with three or four potential buyers of its Specialty Chemicals division, according to media reports. Last month, shareholders approved the proposed...
15.11.2017
- In a move to expand its additives portfolio, Germany’s Lanxess has clinched a deal with Solvay to acquire the Belgian chemical producer’s US phosphorus chemicals business based at...
