04.02.2016
- ChemChina and Syngenta have confirmed they have come to terms on a takeover of the Swiss agrochemicals giant by the Chinese state-owned chemical group for a total value of €39.4...
01.02.2016
- Finnish distribution company Algol Chemicals has completed the acquisition of Dynamic Orbits, a specialty chemicals distributor based in Delhi, India. The purchase price was not...
25.01.2016
- Orion Engineered Carbons has completed the takeover of 100% of China-based carbon black producer Qingdao Evonik Chemical Co (QECC). The deal, pending since 2011, included the...
15.01.2016
- KBR, a global engineering contractor based at Houston, Texas, USA and specialized in hydrocarbons, has paid $24.5 million to acquire three subsidiaries of Sweden’s Chematur...
12.01.2016
- Globally, mergers and acquisitions at a value of USD 372 billion were recorded in the chemical and pharmaceutical sector in 2015. This amounts to an increase of 74% compared with...
12.01.2016
- US composites manufacturer Hexcel has acquired the remaining 50% stake in Formax UK, gaining full ownership of the Leicester-based firm. Formax UK makes composite reinforcements...
12.01.2016
- In a deal worth around $32 billion, Irish drug maker Shire – headquartered in Dublin but managed from Boston, Massachusetts – has agreed a takeover of US biopharmaceutical company...
07.01.2016
- Family owned Dutch logistics company Den Hartogh is to acquire the UK’s Interbulk, creating the world’s third largest provider of logistic services to the chemical industry. The...
