Acquisitions

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Overlack Group strengthens European network with the acquisition of Ceepal

To strengthen our Europe-wide network the Overlack Group acquired the Belgian Ceepal in the beginning of this year.

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Evonik merges units in the new coating additives business

Effective January 3, 2017, Evonik Industries merged its coating additives business line, the coatings business of its silica business line, and the specialty ...

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Axalta Coating Systems acquires Century Industrial Coatings

Axalta Coating Systems has entered into an agreement to acquire Century Industrial Coatings, a manufacturer of high performance industrial coatings for structural ...

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Chemtura shareholders approve acquisition by Lanxess

Specialty chemicals company Lanxess has taken a significant step forward in the planned acquisition of U.S. chemical company Chemtura.

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Altana expands additives business by acquiring PolyAd Services

The specialty chemicals company Altana has acquired the U.S. company PolyAd Services, a leading developer and manufacturer of additive solutions for the global ...

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PPG acquires automotive refinish coatings company Futian Xinshi

PPG has acquired certain assets of automotive refinish coatings company Futian Xinshi. Financial terms were not disclosed.

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Innovative Chemical Products acquires Rock-Tred

Innovative Chemical Products has acquired Rock-Tred Corporation, a manufacturers of polymer floor coating solutions. Rock-Tred will be integrated into ICP Construction,...

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Teknos to acquire powder coatings business from Śnieżka

Teknos has entered into an agreement to acquire powder coatings business from Śnieżka in Poland.

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Sika acquires Austrian manufacturer of waterproofing systems

Sika is acquiring Bitbau Dörr, a leading waterproofing system manufacturer, headquartered in Innsbruck, Austria. The transaction is subject to approval by the ...

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Axalta Coating Systems acquires business of Ellis Paint Company

Axalta Coating Systems has announced its acquisition of the business of Ellis Paint Company, a prominent manufacturer of industrial and automotive refinish ...

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Altana acquires formulated resins business from Solvay

The specialty chemicals group Altana has acquired the formulated resins business of Belgian chemical group Solvay.

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Kansai Paint will acquire 100% of shares in Helios Coatings Group

With the purchase of Helios Group, Japanese company Kansai Paint intends to increase presence across Europe.

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EU resumes investigation into merger of Dow Chemical and DuPont

EU antitrust regulators have resumed their investigation into the $130 billion (EUR 122 billion) merger of U.S. chemicals giants Dow Chemical and DuPont after...

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ICTC Group acquires global tinting equipment business from Clariant

I.C.T.C. Group Holdings Corporation announces the acquisition of the global tinting equipment business, formerly known as Italtinto, from Clariant Plastics ...