10.07.2017
- After acquiring Arkema’s 50% share in the Oxochimie joint venture, Ineos Oxide, a subsidiary of Swiss-based olefins and polyolefins giant Ineos, said it has completed a strategic...
25.04.2017
- Following all approvals, Cologne, Germany-based Lanxess has completed its acquisition of Chemtura, Phliadelphia-headquartered US specialty chemicals producer for €2.4 billion. The...
03.04.2017
- German specialty chemicals distributor Azelis has signed two new agreements, both with US-based producers. Financial details were not disclosed. Under the first deal, it will...
23.12.2016
- State-owned Saudi Arabian oil company Saudi Aramco and Indonesian energy group Pertamina have signed a development agreement to enable further progress on their plans to jointly...
02.11.2016
- Germany-based global chemical distributor Brenntag has agreed to purchase the distribution business of Singapore’s EPChem Group for an undisclosed sum. EPChem, which had sales of...
12.09.2016
- German-based global chemical distributor Brenntag has once again boosted its presence in the North American lubricants market with the purchase of Mayes County Petroleum Products...
12.05.2016
- Distributors often see themselves in a central position within the chemicals (or polymers) value chain, as a bridge between supplier expectations and customer needs. This position...
21.04.2016
- Management of Chevron Phillips Chemical has given the green light for a 20% expansion of low viscosity polyalphaolefins (PAO) capacity at its Cedar Bayou plant in Baytown, Texas to...