29.05.2014
- Private equity investor Advent International has agreed to sell German PVC producer Vinnolit to Houston, Texas-based US petrochemical producer Westlake for €490 million ($668...
23.05.2014
- Ineos is moving quickly to expand its position as Europe's leading PVC producer. The Swiss-based group's subsidiary Ineos Compounds has announced plans to merge with UK independent...
09.05.2014
- Following an in-depth review, the European Commission has accepted divestment proposals put forward in March by would-be PVC joint venture partners Ineos and Solvay and approved...
07.04.2014
- French PVC producer Kem One, the former Arkema subsidiary recently rescued from bankruptcy by private equity investor OpenGate Capital and industrialist Alain de Krassny, has begun...
01.04.2014
- Kaneka Belgium, subsidiary of Japanese chemical producer Kaneka, has completed the acquisition of BASF's Vinuran acrylate-based PVC impact modifier and processing aids business...
14.03.2014
- In another attempt - just under the wire - to win EU approval for their proposed 50:50 PVC joint venture, Ineos and Solvay have wrapped up another package of proposals for...
05.03.2014
- In another attempt - just under the wire - to win EU approval for their proposed 50:50 PVC joint venture, Ineos and Solvay have wrapped up another package of proposals for...
20.12.2013
- As expected, the Lyon, France, commercial court overseeing the Kem One bankruptcy has given the nod to the sole remaining bidder for the PVC producer. In a volte-face against the...
