07.04.2014
- French PVC producer Kem One, the former Arkema subsidiary recently rescued from bankruptcy by private equity investor OpenGate Capital and industrialist Alain de Krassny, has begun...
20.12.2013
- As expected, the Lyon, France, commercial court overseeing the Kem One bankruptcy has given the nod to the sole remaining bidder for the PVC producer. In a volte-face against the...
18.12.2013
- Solvay announces today it has signed a binding agreement with Braskem, Brazil's leading PVC producer, to sell its 70.59% stake in Solvay Indupa. This transaction comes after Solvay...
06.12.2013
- BASF has said it will sell its acrylate-based PVC modifiers business to Kaneka Belgium, European arm of Japan's Kaneka Corporation for an undisclosed sum. The deal, set to close in...