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Axiall Rejects $1.4 Billion Westlake Offer

03.02.2016 - North America’s largest producer of vinyl building products Axiall, based at Atlanta, Georgia, USA, has rejected a $1.4 billion bid from rival US vinyls producer Westlake...

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Axiall Sells Aromatics Arm to Ineos

05.10.2015 - Axiall, the US commodity chemicals business resulting from the 2013 merger of Georgia Gulf and PPG, has sold its Aromatics division at Pasadena, Texas to Ineos Americas for around...

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German PVC Producer Vestolit May Be Up for Grabs Again

18.07.2014 - It appears that Marl, Germany-based PVC producer Vestolit may be up for grabs again. Private equity investor Strategic Value Partners (SVP) Global is said to be looking to sell the...

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Chemical Companies are Continuing to Seek Growth Opportunities

20.11.2012 - Mergers & Acquisitions - Almost 35% of chemicals M&A transactions currently involve Asia or the Middle East. With this forecast to increase, a wider group of buyers are evaluating...

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Cost Cuts Help PPG Industries Q3 Profits

18.10.2012 - Chemicals producer PPG Industries posted a better-than-expected quarterly profit on Thursday as cost cuts helped offset nearly flat revenue. For the third quarter, net income rose...

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Georgia Gulf to Buy PPG's Commodity Chem Business in $2.1 Billion Deal

19.07.2012 - Chemical company Georgia Gulf reached a US-$2.1 billion deal to absorb PPG Industries's commodity chemicals business, nearly doubling its size and making it one the largest players...