Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A)

India’s Essar Said Keen to Link With BASF

Westlake Closes Purchase of PVC Maker Vinnolit

Solvay to Sell US Eco Services business to CCMP Capital

Sales in the Chemical Industry

A study themed "Sales excellence - Boost your sales power" conducted by Simon-Kucher & Partners together with CHEManager International reveals that chemical companies focus their sales activities primarily on the goals of either boosting profits or acquiring new customers.

Selenius Picks Up Italian La Seda Subsidiary

Evonik Sells Polyimide Foam Business to Boyd

Koch Brothers' Buy of PetroLogistics Wrapped Up

Allergan to Cut 13% of Jobs in Fight Against Valeant

AbbVie Wins Shire Prize for Nearly $55 Billion

German PVC Producer Vestolit May Be Up for Grabs Again

Albemarle to Buy Rockwood for $6.2 Billion

Shire to Bow to AbbVie's Sweetened $53 Billion Offer

Mylan to Pay Abbott $5.3 Billion for Non-US Business

BASF and Alpek Restructure Polioles JV, Swap Assets

A. Schulman Completes Buy of Ferro Specialty Plastics Business

Centroflora Buys Boehringer Phytochemical API Portfolio

AbbVie Hikes Bid for Shire to $51 Billion

Kraton Puts LCY Merger on Hold for Now

ADM Buys Wild Flavors for €2.3 Billion

AkzoNobel Selling Paper Chemicals Business to Kemira

Belgium's Omega Pharma May Sell Itself

Merck Acquires Dutch Liquid Crystal Windows Specialist

Roche to Buy US Biotech Firm Seragon for up to $1.7 Billion

PPG to Buy Mexico's Comex on the Rebound for $2.3 Billion

Bayer Issues “Largest Ever” Bond to Finance Merck & Co. Deal

Shire Rejects AbbVie's £27 Billion Takeover Bid

Valeant Begins Exchange Offer for Allergan

Germany Could Stop RWE-DEA sale to Russia Tycoon

Wiley Acquires SimBioSys

Pfizer-AstraZeneca Deal Still Occupies Analysts’ Fantasy

Polish Treasury Intends to Keep Grupa Azoty

Merck & Co Buys Idenix to Boost Hepatitis C Portfolio

Eastman Completes BP Turbine Oil Acquisition

Laticrete to Buy DuPont’s Surface Care Business

Brazil is Still to Score