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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 ...

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Supersize me: Helios wants to grow in Europe

Austria-based Ring International Holding acquired Slovenian paint manufacturer Helios in 2013. One headline entitled this "David takes over Goliath”. The ...

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Lamberti Group acquires Supercolori

The Lamberti Group has acquired the Italian coatings additives producer Supercolori SpA.

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Nuplex shareholders approve combination with Allnex

Shareholders of Nuplex have voted to approve the company’s combination with Allnex during a special meeting of shareholders held in Auckland, New Zealand.

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Altana expands additive business through acquisition of Dutch company Addcomp

Specialty chemicals group Altana has acquired the Dutch enterprise Addcomp Holland BV, a developer and manufacturer of unique polymer additive solutions.

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BASF acquires global surface treatment provider Chemetall

BASF has signed an agreement to acquire Albemarle’s global surface treatment business, Chemetall. The purchase price is EUR2.84 billion.

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Teknos acquires industrial coatings business from Feidal Coatings

The acquisition includes Feidal GmbH & Co. KG in Brüggen, Germany and the industrial business of Feidal Polska SP.z.o.o. in Poland.

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Evonik acquires specialty & coating additives business of Air Products

Evonik Industries AG is acquiring the Specialty & Coating Additives business (Performance Materials Division) of the US company Air Products and Chemicals, ...

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Siegwerk acquires Actega Colorchemie from the Altana Group

Siegwerk Druckfarben AG & Co. KGaA, one of the leading international suppliers of printing inks for packaging applications, labels, and catalogs, has signed...

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Synthomer acquires Hexion Performance Adhesives & Coatings

Synthomer has announced the acquisition of Hexion Performance Adhesives & Coatings, a business of Hexion Inc., a global chemical company based in Columbus,...