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Stockmeier acquires industrial chemicals business from Indukern

The German Stockmeier Group acquires the industrial chemicals distribution division of Indukern, company of the Spanish Indukern Group on 1st March 2019. The business is taken over by the newly founded...

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Brenntag acquires New England Resins & Pigments Corporation

Brenntag has announced the acquisition of New England Resins & Pigments Corporation (NERP), a distributor of specialty chemicals and packaging solutions primarily in New England.

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Evonik acquires US-based startup Structured Polymers

Evonik has acquired Structured Polymers Inc., a US-based technology startup for 3D printing materials headquartered in Austin, Texas.

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Chemetall acquires automotive paint coagulation business activities from Polymer Ventures

The global Surface Treatment business unit of BASF's Coatings division, which operates under the Chemetall brand, has reached a final agreement to acquire the automotive paint coagulation business of Polymer...

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Benseler takes over Beteo

With effect from 1 January 2019, the Benseler Group has acquired LISI Automotive Beteo GmbH & Co. KG, Gummersbach, Germany.

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PPG to acquire automotive coatings manufacturer Hemmelrath

PPG announced that it has reached a definitive agreement to acquire automotive coatings manufacturer Hemmelrath.

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Akzo Nobel acquires Chinese decorative paints joint venture

Akzo Nobel has signed and closed the acquisition of Swire Industrial Limited’s minority interest in the Akzo Nobel Swire Paints (ANSP) joint venture.

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Covestro further expands TPU business

Covestro becomes majority stakeholder in DIC Covestro Polymer joint venture in Japan.

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Golden Gate Capital acquires Active Minerals International

Golden Gate Capital, a private equity investment firm, announced that it has completed the acquisition of Active Minerals International (AMI) from Merit Capital ...

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Lehmann & Voss & Co. takes over Osthoff Omega Group

Effective January 1, 2019, Lehmann & Voss & Co. takes over the business operations of the German Osthoff Omega Group, which is active in the field of ...

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Loba becomes part of the international Ardex Group

German adhesives manufacturer Wakol, part of the Ardex Group, acquires a majority stake in the manufacturer of surface finishes Loba, thereby increasing its stake in ...

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Epple Druckfarben acquires shares in Pulse Printing Products

Epple Druckfarben, located in Neusäß/Germany, a manufacturer of sheetfed offset inks and coatings, has acquired shares in the British coatings and adhesives ...

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Bodo Möller Chemie Group acquires French distributor Acanthe

Bodo Möller Chemie Group recently acquired the French distributor Acanthe. Based in Neuville-sur-Saône, the company specialises in mould making applications and ...

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J.W. Ostendorf now part of the Hempel Group

German paint manufacturer J.W. Ostendorf (JWO), which also includes the French company Renaulac and FLT Handel & Service GmbH, is now part of the Danish ...