Acquisitions
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Safic-Alcan acquires Southern Chemicals
Safic-Alcan has acquired Southern Chemicals, a leading South African specialty chemical distributor in the region.
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Nippon Paint Holdings to acquire Indian-based paint manufacturers
Nippon Paint Holdings has published a notice regarding the acquisition of shares of India-Based Paint Manufacturers Nippon Paint (India) Private Limited and Berger Nippon Paint Automotive Coatings Private...
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Bakelite Synthetics to acquire LRBG Chemicals
Bakelite Synthetics has announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to purchase and acquire LRBG Chemicals, a Canadian resin manufacturer and developer, with facilities in Longueuil...
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Sto acquires remaining shares in Viacor Polymer
Sto SE & Co. KGaA has acquired the remaining 49.9 % of shares in Viacor Polymer GmbH, based in Rottenburg am Neckar, Germany, from the previous minority owner.
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Altana aqcuires testing specialist Imaginant
Altana strengthens its portfolio of testing and measuring instruments with the strategic acquisition of Imaginant, a leading international specialist for ultrasonic measuring equipment.
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Acquisitions: “We expect to see a high level of carve-out activity”
Ben Scharff, managing director at Grace Matthews, expands on mergers and acquisitions in the paints and coatings industry. Interview by Damir Gagro
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Sika acquires Peruvian manufacturer of mortar products
Sika has agreed to acquire a leading manufacturer of tile setting materials operating under the umbrella brand Chema in Peru. The acquisition strengthens Sika’s position in the fast-growing mortar market....
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Akzo Nobel completes acquisition of Sherwin-Williams’ chinese decorative paints business
Akzo Nobel has completed the acquisition of the Chinese Decorative Paints business of Sherwin-Williams, which is known within Sherwin-Williams as the Chinese Architectural Paint business.
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Cautious and targeted approach to acquisitions
The consolidation in the paints and coatings sector continues. Even though the speed and number of transactions declined last year, M&A activity is not absent. By Damir Gagro.
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IN Groupe acquires Gleitsmann Security Inks
IN Groupe has agreed to acquire 100% of the shares of Gleitsmann Security Inks GmbH (“GSI”) from Hubergroup Deutschland GmbH for an undisclosed consideration in cash.
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Sur Tec acquires TF Chemical
Sur Tec, global manufacturer of specialty chemicals and surface treatment solutions, has announced the acquisition of the Italian company TF Chemical, a renowned chemical supplier.
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Sika acquires Thiessen Team USA
Sika has acquired Thiessen Team USA, a US manufacturer of shotcrete and grouting products for the mining industry in the USA.
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Holcim acquires Minerales y Agregados
Holcim has announced the acquisition of Minerales y Agregados, a leader in advanced mortars and adhesives in Guatemala.
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Media reports: Adnoc wants to take over Covestro
The oil company Abu Dhabi National Oil (Adnoc) is apparently interested in taking over the German company Covestro. This is reported by several media.