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The coatings and adhesives manufacturer Follmann is expanding its adhesives business in Europe with two acquisitions. With Great Britain and Russia, the company...

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Ineos Styrolution acquires two polystyrene production sites in China from Total S.A.

Ineos Styrolution announced that it signed an acquisition agreement with Total S.A. for two polystyrene (PS) production sites in China.

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Carboline acquires Strathmore and American Coatings Brands

St. Louis-based coatings manufacturer Carboline has announced the acquisition of the Strathmore and American Coatings product lines.

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IMCD to acquire European speciality chemicals distributor Velox

IMCD announced that it signed an agreement to acquire 100% of the outstanding shares of Velox GmbH. The transaction is subject to regulatory review.

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European Commission approves acquisition of Cristal by Tronox

European Commission issues final approval of Tronox’s proposed Cristal acquisition.

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Epple Druckfarben AG acquires a stake in PCO Europe B.V.

Epple Druckfarben AG, Neusäß, has acquired shares in the Dutch printing chemicals manufacturer PCO Europe., Etten-Leur.

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Brenntag acquires specialty chemicals distributor Alphamin

Brenntag announces it has completed the acquisition of all shares of specialty chemicals distributor Alphamin S.A., headquartered in Wavre, Belgium, and its ...

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Mergers and acquisitions: Who bought whom?

It would be no exaggeration to say that the industry went on a buying spree in 2017. Nearly every week, takeovers were announced, and agreements reached. The ...

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Akzo Nobel acquires Romanian company Fabryo

Akzo Nobel has entered into an agreement to acquire 100% of the shares of Fabryo Corporation S.R.L. (Fabryo), becoming the leader in the Romanian decorative...

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J.W. Ostendorf becomes part of the Hempel Group

Hempel has signed an agreement to acquire 65 percent of one of Germany’s leading manufacturers of decorative paint, J.W. Ostendorf (JWO). Following closing of the ...

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Astorg to acquire IGM from Arsenal

Astorg and Arsenal Capital Partners today announced that Astorg has partnered with management and signed a definitive agreement to acquire IGM Resins from Arsenal....

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Axalta announces new names for Spencer Coatings

Axalta Coating Systems announces the new legal entity names for The Spencer Coatings Group after its successful acquisition by Axalta in May 2017.

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Akzo Nobel sells its specialty chemicals business to Carlyle

Akzo Nobel has agreed to sell its specialty chemicals business to U.S. private equity firm Carlyle Group and Singapore’s GIC for EUR 10.1 billion.

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Anton Paar expands product portfolio by acquisition of Quantachrome

Measuring Instrument Producer Anton Paar expands its strategic operations and aquires US-based company Quantachrome Instruments.