SIBUR Holding and China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation (Sinopec) have closed the deal to set up a joint venture (JV) at the Amur Gas Chemical Complex after obtaining all the necessary approvals from the regulators of both countries. SIBUR and Sinopec will hold interest in the JV in the amount of 60% and 40%, respectively. … Read more
PPG Industries has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Finland’s Tikkurila at €25 a share or for about €1.1 billion ($1.35 billion) in cash. The acquisition cost includes assumption of debt and cash, PPG said in a statement on Friday. The transaction is expected to close in the second quarter of 2021. “The combination … Read more
Trinseo, a global materials company and manufacturer of plastics, latex binders and synthetic rubber, has entered into a binding agreement to purchase Arkema’s polymethyl methacrylates (PMMA) and activated methyl methacrylates (MMA) businesses, the company announced Monday. The transaction is valued at €1.137 billion (~$1.36 billion). “This acquisition will be a catalyst for portfolio transformation toward … Read more
Gulf Oil International announced that it has reached an agreement to acquire a lubricant blending plant from Ocean Tankers (PTE) Ltd, Singapore, which will help it expand market share in marine lubes. The plant, which is in the Tuas region of the Island city-nation will be acquired with wharf access, storage tank farm and terminal … Read more
Huntsman Corp. announced its agreement to acquire Gabriel Performance Products from funds owned by Audax Private Equity. Under the terms of the agreement, Huntsman will pay $250 million, subject to customary closing adjustments, in an all-cash transaction funded from available liquidity. Gabriel is a North American specialty chemical manufacturer of specialty additives and epoxy curing … Read more
Arkema has completed the acquisition of Colorado Photopolymer Solutions (CPS), a US-based provider of photopolymer formulation services. The deal was completed earlier this month. The financial terms of the deal have not been disclosed. CPS is a developer and marketer of value-added, formulated photopolymer resin solutions for energy curing technology, especially for three-dimensional (3D) printing … Read more
PPG Industries has entered into a definitive agreement to purchase coatings manufacturer Ennis-Flint for $1.15 billion, adding a range of pavement marking products, including paint and thermoplastics, to its portfolio. “The acquisition of Ennis-Flint will further expand our product offering and opportunities in rapidly developing and high-growth mobility technology solutions,” Michael McGarry, chairman and chief … Read more
Update: Sasol said on Wednesday its Lake Charles base chemicals unit joint venture (JV) with LyondellBasell Industries had been established, following closure of the deal on December 1. The Lake Charles base chemicals unit includes a 1.5-million-ton ethane cracker, 900,000-ton low and linear-low density polyethylene plants and associated infrastructure. According to the agreement signed in … Read more
Solvay announced that it has reached an agreement with private equity firm Latour Capital to sell its technical-grade barium and strontium business in Germany, Spain and Mexico as well as its sodium percarbonate business in Germany. Solvay’s barium and strontium business includes a joint venture with Chemical Products Corporation (CPC), which is part of the … Read more
Ineos Olefins and Polymers USA has agreed terms to acquire Sasol’s 50% stake in their joint venture, Gemini HDPE LLC for $404 million, thereby, becoming 100% owner of the asset. Gemini is a toll-manufacturer of bimodal high-density polyethylene (HDPE) products serving rapidly growing pipe and film markets. Gemini HDPE plant, which has a capacity of … Read more
Croda International Plc agreed to buy Iberchem for 820 million euros ($973 million) as Europe’s largest cosmetic-ingredients maker expands into highly competitive fragrances market. Croda said on Wednesday it plans to raise 600 million pounds ($798 million) in equity to help pay for the purchase of the asset from private equity firm Eurazeo SE. Iberchem … Read more
Roth CH Acquisition I Co. announced that it has acquired polypropylene (PP) recycling firm PureCycle Technologies in a deal that values PureCycle’s post-transaction equity at about $1.2 billion. Under the deal, a new holding company named PureCycle Technologies Inc. will be created and listed on the Nasdaq exchange under the symbol ‘PCT.’ The deal includes … Read more
Elementis PLC, a British speciality chemicals company has rejected Minerals Technologies Inc’s all-cash buyout offer as the valuation for the company of $819 million was too low. The offer would represent a premium of 31% to Elementis’s closing price of 81.70 on November 4, the day before the approach. With 580.8 million shares in issue, … Read more
Grasim Industries has decided to sell its fertilizer business to Indorama Corporation for Rs 2649 crore ($355 million). The flagship company of Aditya Birla Group on Thursday approved the divestment of its fertilizer business, Indo Gulf Fertilizers (IGF), by way of a slump sale to Indorama India Pvt Ltd (IIP), a subsidiary of Indorama Corporation … Read more
Abu Dhabi National Oil Company and industrial holding company ADQ are looking to collaborate on $5 billion worth of projects in the Ruwais Derivatives Park. The two companies signed a deal to form the JV in July to invest in chemical projects, with ADNOC holding a 60% equity stake and ADQ having the remaining 40%. … Read more
Pidilite Industries Ltd announced that the company has completed the acquisition of 100% stake in Huntsman Advanced Materials Solutions Private Limited (HAMSPL), on 3rd November 2020. As such, HAMSPL will now be a subsidiary of Pidilite Industries Ltd, the company said. At its meeting on October 28, the board of Pidilite Industries approved a definitive … Read more
BASF said on Thursday that its plans to build a petrochemicals complex in India worth up to $4 billion with partners had been put on hold due to the economic uncertainty caused by the pandemic. As part of four-party Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), signed on October 4, 2019, Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), Adani … Read more
Evonik announced that the company completed the acquisition of desulfurization catalyst rejuvenation firm, Porocel Group for US$ 210 million, as planned. Porocel’s global activities in the field of desulfurization catalyst rejuvenation, sulfur recovery catalysts, and alumina-based purification adsorbents represent an expansion of Evonik’s catalyst portfolio. Evonik is integrating the company into the Smart Materials Business … Read more
Lubrizol Advanced Materials, a global specialty chemical leader and the market leader for CPVC, and Grasim Industries Limited have entered into a definitive agreement to manufacture and supply CPVC resin in India to meet growing demand for chlorinated polyvinyl chloride (CPVC) pipe and fittings. Once commissioned, this near 100,000 metric-ton state-of-the-art CPVC plant at Grasim’s … Read more
Sanyo Chemical and Nippon Shokubai announced Wednesday that they have canceled their planned merger, as the coronavirus pandemic highlights their diverging strategies on a key material used in disposable diapers. “The Companies adopted a resolution to cancel the Business Integration and terminate by mutual agreement the final agreement concerning the Business Integration as of October … Read more