08.01.2018
- The year just ended was marked by a flood of M&A activity also in the distribution sector. Leading the way, German giant Brenntag said it planned to acquire all shares of specialty...
08.01.2018
- On the pharmaceutical side, super-dimensioned M&A activity was somewhat more modest. Many of the deals were between players in the biochemicals segment or conventional drugmakers...
08.01.2018
- The chemical production sector saw more activity than pharmaceuticals in 2017. Beyond the mega-mergers, one of the most significant deals of 2017 was BASF’s announcement in early...
08.01.2018
- Mergers and acquisitions, new petrochemical projects, the dismantling of US environmental regulations, and a tussle over the hazards of pesticides in Europe, along with a...
14.11.2017
- Australian farm chemicals producer Nufarm has snapped up some more agrochemical assets in Europe, this time from US chemical company, FMC. The Melbourne group will pay $90 million...
08.11.2017
- Chinese-owned, Switzerland-based agrochemicals giant Syngenta has announced plans to acquire state-owned Chinese grains trader COFCO International’s crop seeds business for an...
25.10.2017
- Australian farm chemicals producer Nufarm has agreed to pay a total of $540 million to acquire a suite of crop protection products, known as the Century Portfolio, from ChemChina...
18.09.2017
- AMVAC Netherlands, a wholly owned subsidiary of US specialty and agricultural products company American Vanguard, is to acquire Grupo Agricenter, a Costa Rica-based distributor of...
