02.02.2011
- Eastman has completed the previously announced sale of its Performance Polymers segment's PET business, related assets, and technology to DAK Americas. The total cash proceeds of...
02.02.2011
- Chemtura and UP Chemical announced the formation of DayStar Materials, a joint venture company which will manufacture and sell high-purity metal organic precursors for the rapidly...
02.02.2011
- China's Wanhua Industrial Group has acquired full control of Hungarian isocyanate maker BorsodChem by exercising a call option, Wanhua said on Tuesday. "The integration of...
01.02.2011
- Germany's Merck KGaA may sell its non-prescription drugs business, the group's chief executive told the Financial Times, in the latest sign of change at the family-controlled drugs...
31.01.2011
- A bolt-on acquisition in animal health would "make a lot of sense" for diversified Swiss drugmaker Novartis, its chief executive said on Friday. Novartis, which last month wrapped...
31.01.2011
- Dealmaking is back on the agenda as CEOs step up the hunt for ways to put a multitrillion-dollar cash pile to work, triggering the busiest January for M&A in 11 years. There is...
31.01.2011
- Germany's antitrust watchdog said it started a more detailed probe into the planned takeover of DSM's Elastomers unit by Lanxess, the world's largest synthetic-rubber company. "We...
27.01.2011
- Specialty chemical maker Lubrizol is paying $166 million for rival Nalco's personal care business, which makes ingredients for hair, skin and home care products, the companies said...
