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Apr. 01, 2019
News & Opinions
Safic-Alcan Acquires Italian Chemical Distributor Luigi and Felice Castelli
Just two weeks after Safic-Alcan acquired 100% of UK distributor Langley-Smith the Paris, France-based specialty chemicals distributor announced that it has taken 100% of Luigi and Felice Castelli S.p.A. (LFC), a leading chemical ...
Mar. 07, 2019
News & Opinions
Air Products Completes ACP Acquisition
US industrial gases producer Air Products has completed the acquisition of ACP Europe, continental Europe’s largest independent carbon dioxide (CO₂) supplier. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
Jan. 08, 2018
Topics
2017 Through the Rear-view Mirror
The year just ended was marked by a flood of M&A activity also in the distribution sector. Leading the way, German giant Brenntag said it planned to acquire all shares of specialty chemicals distributor Wellstar Enterprises (Hong ...
Jan. 08, 2018
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2017 Through the Rear-view Mirror
On the pharmaceutical side, super-dimensioned M&A activity was somewhat more modest. Many of the deals were between players in the biochemicals segment or conventional drugmakers who wanted to enter the sector.
Jan. 08, 2018
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2017 Through the Rear-view Mirror
The chemical production sector saw more activity than pharmaceuticals in 2017. Beyond the mega-mergers, one of the most significant deals of 2017 was BASF’s announcement in early December that it had signed a letter of intent with ...
Jan. 08, 2018
Topics
2017 Through the Rear-view Mirror
Mergers and acquisitions, new petrochemical projects, the dismantling of US environmental regulations, and a tussle over the hazards of pesticides in Europe, along with a protracted discussion over life after Brexit and a few changes in ...
Dec. 11, 2017
News & Opinions
Univar to buy Kemetyl Industrial Chemicals
Univar’s wholly owned subsidiaries in Sweden and Norway have agreed to acquire Kemetyl Industrial Chemicals for an undisclosed sum. The acquisition is expected to close in early 2018.
Nov. 15, 2017
News & Opinions
Lanxess to Buy Solvay's US Phosphorus Additives Business
In a move to expand its additives portfolio, Germany’s Lanxess has clinched a deal with Solvay to acquire the Belgian chemical producer’s US phosphorus chemicals business based at Charleston, South Carolina. Anno Borkowsky, ...
Sep. 19, 2017
News & Opinions
German Chemical Distributor Nordmann, Rassmann Acquires UK's Melrob Group
German chemical distributor Nordmann, Rassmann (NRC) has acquired 100% of the shares in Melrob Group Holdings. (Melrob) of Crawley, UK. The acquisition includes all of Melrob’s subsidiaries in the United Kingdom, Germany, India, ...
Sep. 07, 2017
News & Opinions
Nagase America Buys Fitz Chem
Nagase America, part of Japan’s Nagase Group, has acquired Fitz Chem, a specialty chemicals distributor headquartered in Itasca, Illinois, USA, for an undisclosed sum. Fitz Chem will become a wholly owned subsidiary of Nagase America ...

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