Acquisitions

Peeling paint on a wooden door.
News Raw Materials

Vink Chemicals acquires technical biocide brands from Schülke & Mayr

Biocide producer Vink Chemicals from Kakenstorf, Lower Saxony, Germany, is expanding its range of technical biocides and entering the oil and gas business.

Map of Norway in the colours of the national flag.
News Raw Materials

Biesterfeld Spezialchemie acquires Lindberg & Lund AS

Biesterfeld Spezialchemie acquires the Lindberg & Lund Group, a Norwegian distribution company with its headquarters in Vestby/Oslo, Norway.

Wood is painted with transparent liquid.
News Raw Materials

Vink Chemicals increases production capacity

The biocide producer Vink Chemicals has taken over ISP Biochema Schwaben GmbH in Memmingen, thus expanding its production capacity.

South African flag painted on a wall.
News Raw Materials

Brenntag acquires remaining shares in Crest Chemicals

Brenntag acquires remaining 50 percent of the shares in South African distributor Crest Chemicals

Grainy
News Raw Materials

Chemours acquires mining operations of Southern Ionics Minerals

Chemours announced the acquisition of Southern Ionics Minerals (SIM), a minerals exploration, mining, and manufacturing company headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida.

Geographical outlines of Africa in the colours of the national flags of the individual countries.
News Raw Materials

Brenntag closes acquisition of African distributor Desbro Group

Brenntag has completed the acquisition of the chemical distribution business of Desbro Group in Kenya and the UAE.

Two hands shake over a table with documents.
News Raw Materials

Röhm to continue as an independent company

Röhm GmbH successfully completed the carve-out from Evonik Industries. Evonik Industries’ Methacrylate Verbund is thus transferred to its new owner, Advent International, as an independent company....

Red plane.
News Raw Materials

PPG to acquire specialty materials manufacturer Dexmet Corporation

PPG to acquire Dexmet Corporation, a manufacturer of specialty materials for surfaces in aerospace, automotive and industrial applications.

Golden dragon.
News Raw Materials

Nouryon acquires leading Chinese metal alkyls producer

Nouryon has acquired Zhejiang Friend Chemical, the largest Chinese producer of triethyl aluminum (TEAL) – a metal alkyl used in the production of high-volume polymers, such as polypropylene and polyethylene....

Airplane with blue wings in front of a white background.
News Raw Materials

Akzo Nobel to acquire Mapaero

Akzo Nobel has announced its intention to acquire French aerospace coatings manufacturer Mapaero.

News Raw Materials

RPM acquires manufacturer of commercial joint sealants

RPM International Inc. has announced that its Tremco business has acquired Schul International Co., LLC and Willseal LLC.

Graphic of a businessman with tablet and bar chart.
News Raw Materials

Gelest acquires specialty monomers and polymers manufacturer Bimax

Gelest acquires Bimax, a manufacturer and marketer of specialty monomers and polymers for use in the manufacture of coatings and adhesives, as well as other advanced technology applications.

World map with economic background.
News Raw Materials

Altana acquires business from the Paul N. Gardner Company

The specialty chemicals group Altana has acquired the operating assets of the Paul N. Gardner Company Inc. of Pompano Beach FL, USA.

Chalked handshake.
News Raw Materials

Teknos to strengthen its position in the Czech Republic by acquiring Finnproduct

Teknos has made an agreement and closed the deal to acquire Czech paint distributor Finnproduct s.r.o. to strengthen its position in the market.