Acquisitions
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Arkema strengthens its positions in adhesives in South Africa
Arkema has announced the proposed acquisition of Permoseal in South Africa, one of the leaders in adhesive solutions for woodworking, packaging, construction and DIY.
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Hexion Holdings to be acquired by American Securities
Hexion Holdings Corporation has announced a definitive agreement to be acquired by affiliates of American Securities for USD 30.00 (EUR 26.50) per share in cash.
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Heubach and SK Capital acquire Clariant Pigments
The Heubach Group and SK Capital Partners, a private investment firm focused on the specialty materials, chemicals and pharmaceuticals sectors, have announced the completion of the acquisition of Clariant’s...
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Interview: “We are leveraging the high growth potential of the paint market
Nippon Paint will acquire Cromology, a French maker of decorative paints, through its Australian subsidiary Dulux Group. The share acquisition will be conducted through DGL International, a UK-based company...
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Meffert AG acquires stake in Bio Pin Group
With effect from 1 January 2022, Meffert AG Farbwerke is acquiring a majority stake in Bio Pin Holding.
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Westlake to acquire Hexion’s global epoxy business
Westlake Chemical Corporation has entered into a definitive agreement with Hexion to acquire Hexion’s global epoxy business for approximately USD 1.2 billion (ca. EUR 1.0 billion).
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Ka Min to acquire BASF kaolin minerals Business
Ka Min, a global performance minerals company owned by I Min Partners, and BASF have entered into a definitive agreement in which Ka Min will acquire the BASF kaolin minerals business. Currently, the kaolin...
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Advent International acquires Caldic
Private equity investor Advent International has reached conditional agreement with Goldman Sachs Asset Management to acquire Caldic, a supplier of raw materials for the coatings and adhesives industry,...
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Lankwitzer Lackfabrik takes over Teleplast
For more than 50 years, Teleplast has exclusively produced coatings for demanding industrial processors and, according to the company, "excellently complements the portfolio of the Lankwitzer Lackfabrik"...
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Sika to acquire MBCC Group
Sika has signed a definitive agreement to acquire MBCC Group, the former BASF Construction Chemicals, from an affiliate of Lone Star Funds, a global private equity firm, for a consideration of CHF 5.5...
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BRB rebrands as a Petronas subsidiary
Globally operating manufacturer of silicones, lube oil additives and other specialty chemicals BRB International now rebrands to reflect its journey as a subsidiary of Petronas Chemicals Group Berhad....
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ASK Chemicals acquires industrial resin business from SI Group
ASK Chemicals Group has completed the acquisition of the industrial resins business from SI Group. With this transaction, the Group, headquartered in Hilden near Düsseldorf (Germany), is strengthening...
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IMCD China acquires Aquatech
IMCD announced that IMCD China has signed an agreement to acquire Aquatech Speciality (Shanghai) International Trading and Aquatech Speciality (Guangzhou) Trading in China.
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Nippon Paint to buy Cromology
Nippon Paint Holdings will acquire Cromology Holding, a French maker of decorative paints, through a subsidiary.