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Messer Acquires Praxair’s French Arm, Sells Italian Unit

18.03.2014 - Privately owned German industrial gases producer Messer acquired 100% of U.S. rival Praxair's French subsidiary Praxair S.A.S from Praxair Euroholding, Spain, effective Mar. 12...

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Lanxess Said Close to Sale of Non-Core Rubber Units

17.03.2014 - German chemical producer Lanxess is said to be close to a sale of two of its rubber businesses which it last September identified as non-core and said it was studying "strategic...

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BASF Sells PolyAd Services to Private Equity

10.03.2014 - BASF has said it will sell PolyAd Services, part of its Plastics Additives business unit, to private equity investor Edgewater Capital Partners of Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. The deal...

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Bayer CropScience to Acquire Argentinian Seeds Firm

07.03.2014 - Subject to approval by anti-trust authorities in Argentina, Bayer CropScience will pay an undisclosed sum to acquire Buenos Aires-based Biagro Group, a producer and distributor of...

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Givaudan Set to Acquire French Cosmetics Producer Soliance

24.02.2014 - Swiss flavours and fragrances producer Givaudan said it is in exclusive talks about acquiring French cosmetics ingredients manufacturer Soliance. With two sites in France and 77...

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BASF Selling Liquid Masterbatch Business to Audia

21.02.2014 - BASF has announced plans to sell its liquid masterbatch activities to Audia International. The world's largest chemical producer said the niche business based at Clermont de l'Oise...

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AMEC Makes Definitive Offer for Foster Wheeler

17.02.2014 - In a combined share and cash deal, UK Engineering group AMEC has signed a definitive agreement to take over Swiss-based competitor Foster Wheeler. The transaction is expected to...

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DuPont Taps Vergnano to Head Spin-off

10.01.2014 - DuPont has named Mark Vergnano, head of the Performance chemicals division since 2008, as CEO of the independent company it is creating through the carve-out of the division. The...