Keyword: North America

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IMCD Buys Canada’s L.V. Lomas

08.08.2017 - In its second North American acquisition this year, IMCD is to acquire Canadian and US specialty chemicals and ingredients distributor, L.V. Lomas. Financial terms were not...

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Air Products and Linde Form North American JV

21.06.2017 - US industrial gases group Air Products has formed a joint venture with Linde North America to build a world-scale air separation unit and gas liquefier in Glenmont, New York. The...

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BASF Expanding MDI in North America

18.11.2016 - BASF is in the process of expanding its North American MDI output to take advantage of the abundance of cheap shale gas-derived feedstock on the US Gulf Coast. The German chemical...

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Clariant Opens US PP Catalysts Plant

24.10.2016 - Swiss specialty chemicals producer Clariant has opened a new PP catalyst production facility in Louisville, Kentucky, USA, as part of a strategy to accelerate its growth in North...

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Henkel closes Acquisition of Sun Products

05.09.2016 - German consumer chemicals giant Henkel has closed the acquisition of US laundry and home care company Sun Products, based in Wilton, Connecticut, USA. The purchase of all shares of...

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Clariant and Kilfrost Scratch Europe De-icing Deal

14.06.2016 - Swiss specialty chemicals producer Clariant and Newcastle, UK-based Kilfrost have terminated the planned sale of the British company’s European aircraft and rail de-/anti-icing...

Logistics & Supply Chain

Pharma Management Radar survey 2016: Escaping the complexity trap

12.05.2016 - The good old days are gone — at least with regard to simplicity in business life. This is particularly true for life sciences companies affected by trends increasing the complexity...

Markets & Companies

Biohybrid Chemistry Cluster

28.10.2015 - Since the discovery of large oil reserves in the late 1850s, Ontario’s chemical industry has steadily grown, turning the province into a global hub for the petrochemical industry...