17.04.2018
- For the global specialty chemicals sector, the past two years have been among the most exciting of the young millennium. Many mergers and acquisitions were in the spotlight in 2017...
06.10.2017
- German specialty chemicals group Lanxess has announced it will close its base oils plant in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, by November 2018 at the latest. Lanxess acquired the...
01.06.2017
- Berkshire Hathaway, the conglomerate headed by American billionaire Warren Buffett, has taken a 3% stake in Germany’s Lanxess. A statement filed with the Frankfurt stock exchange...
23.05.2017
- Shortly after acquiring US flame retardant specialist Chemtura, in April, Lanxess has announced it will expand capacity of the Emerald Innovation 3000 flame retardant production...
11.05.2017
- German specialty chemicals producer Lanxess has named Stephen C. Forsyth (61) as the future Chief Integration Officer responsible for integrating the Chemtura businesses into the...
25.04.2017
- Following all approvals, Cologne, Germany-based Lanxess has completed its acquisition of Chemtura, Phliadelphia-headquartered US specialty chemicals producer for €2.4 billion. The...
06.02.2017
- Chemtura announced that effective Feb. 1, 2017 Univar USA became its distributor for its Barinate, Calcinate, Hybase, Lobase, Surchem, Naugalube, Naugard, Aniline, Synton, Durad...
02.02.2017
- Shareholders of US additives specialist Chemtura have given the green light for the company to be acquired by Germany’s Lanxess. In September of last year, the German company...
