01.04.2011
- Chinese state-run chemicals company China National BlueStar secured EU regulatory approval on Friday to buy Norwegian conglomerate Orkla's silicon division Elkem for $2 billion...
28.03.2011
- British private equity firm 3i Group has kicked off the sale of Azelis, a Belgium headquartered chemicals distributor with €1 billion euros in sales, people familiar with the...
24.03.2011
- Bayer CropScience has entered into an agreement to purchase Hornbeck Seed Company (HBK), a privately-held company headquartered in DeWitt, Ark., U.S.. Hornbeck is a seed company...
23.03.2011
- The largest shareholder of the main Czech refiner Ceska Rafinerska pulled out of a planned shareholders meeting on Tuesday that was to have discussed Eni's possible sale of its...
18.03.2011
- The Chief Executive of Lanxess, Axel Heitmann, said on Thursday the rubber chemicals specialist is screening the market for small to medium-sized takeover opportunities.
17.03.2011
- South Korea's OCI said in a regulatory filing on Thursday it had won an order to supply polycrystalline silicon worth 641.2 billion won ($565.7 million) to China's Changzhou Trina...
02.03.2011
- BASF is preparing to divest "major parts" of its nitrogen fertilizer business, which is under pressure from low-cost producers in the Middle East. BASF, the world's largest...
16.02.2011
- Clariant has agreed with the major shareholders of Süd-Chemie, Munich, Germany to take over a total of more than 95% of the shares. According to the signed agreement, majority...
