Acquisitions
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Cathay Industries to acquire Venator’s iron oxide pigment business
Cathay Industries has announced that it has entered into an agreement with Venator Materials to purchase its iron oxide pigment business.
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Solesis expands coating capabilities with the acquisition of Polyzen
Solesis has acquired Polyzen, a leading developer and manufacturer of polymer-based film and coating technologies for the medical device and biopharmaceutical industries.
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Sto acquires remaining shares in Sto Italia
Sto SE & Co. KGaA, one of the major international manufacturers of products and systems for building coatings, has acquired the remaining 48 % of the shares in Sto Italia Srl, Empoli/Italy, from the...
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The Sherwin-Williams Company buys Oskar Nolte and Klumpp Coatings
The Sherwin-Williams Company announced an agreement to acquire German-based Specialized Industrial Coatings Holding (SIC Holding), a Peter Möhrle Holding and GP Capital UG venture comprised of Oskar Nolte...
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Sika places EUR 607 million bond
Sika has successfully placed a bond with a total amount of EUR 607 million through a triple tranche. The net proceeds of the transaction will be used, among other things, to finance the acquisition of...
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Sherwin-Williams to acquire Italian wood coatings company
The Sherwin-Williams Company has announced an agreement to acquire Industria Chimica Adriatica (ICA), an Italian designer, manufacturer and distributor of industrial wood coatings used for kitchen cabinets,...
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Mipa Group takes over WB Coatings
Mipa will take over the business operations of Warnecke & Böhm on 01.01.2023 and will continue the WB Coatings brand. The product range and customer relations of Warnecke & Böhm are to be organised...
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PCG completes acquisition of Perstorp
Perstorp has announced that it has been acquired by Petronas Chemicals Group Berhad (PCG), integrated chemicals provider from Malaysia and part of Petronas Group, on 11 October 2022.
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Bodo Möller Chemie takes over General Adhesivos
With the takeover of the Spanish distributor General Adhesivos, the Bodo Möller Chemie Group further expands its business in Spain and Portugal and adds another adhesives laboratory.
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BASF closes divestiture of its kaolin minerals business to Ka Min
BASF has closed the divestiture of its kaolin minerals business to Ka Min, a global performance minerals company headquartered in Macon, Georgia, United States, following the fulfillment of clearance conditions....
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Safic Alcan establishes its operations in South America
Specialty chemicals distributor Safic-Alcan has acquired 100% of Proquimil Produtos Químicos, a Brazilian chemical distributor specialising in rubber and plastic polymers and additives.
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IMCD Japan acquires Kuni Chemical
IMCD has announced that IMCD Japan has acquired 100% of the shares of the speciality distribution company Kuni Chemical.
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Arkema acquires Polimeros Especiales
The acquisition of the water-borne resins producer is strengthening the Group’s offering in solvent-free solutions and its position in this fast-growing region.
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Eastman opens new technology centre in India
Eastman recently opened its new India technology centre in Thane, Mumbai, Maharashtra state, to provide technology support and faster regional service for its coatings and inks and specialty fluids and...