Elastogran (HQ: D-49448 Lemförde; www.elastogran.com), the polyurethanes subsidiary of BASF (HQ: D-67056 Ludwigshafen; www.basf.com), will give itself a new corporate structure on 1 July, and as part ...
EVC International NV (HQ: Boulevard du Souverain 360, B-1160 Brussels), the largest producer of PVC in Europe, has announced its intention of establishing a 300,000 t/y Vinyl Chloride Monomer (VCM) ...
Alcan (Montreal / Canada; www.alcan.com) has accepted a takeover offer from Anglo-Australian Rio Tinto (London / UK; www.riotinto.com) of around USD 38 bn following its defence of a hostile bid from ...
Courtaulds plc (London) has announced it will sell its 28% stake in OPP films producer Hoechst-Trespaphan GmbH (PO Box 1143, D-66511 Neunkirchen) to joint venture partner Hoechst (HQ: D-65926 ...
Nordenia International AG (HQ: Airport Center am FMO, D-48268 Greven), is still set for global expansion. On 26 November, the new film and packaging plant is being officially opened at KNU Polska ...
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Eastman Chemical (Europe: NL-3013 Rotterdam; www.eastman.com) has officially abandoned plans announced last February to split into two stock-market listed companies for speciality chemicals and ...
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Addressing the difficult supply situation for C8/C10 trimellitates, Oxea (Dallas, Texas / USA; www.oxea-chemicals.com) has expanded its phthalate-free plasticiser range with “Oxsoft L9TM”, a linear ...
Starlinger Group (HQ: Starlinger & Co, Sonnenuhrgasse 4, A-1060 Vienna) has acquired the plastics machinery factory of Lenzing AG (A-4860 Lenzing) as of July 1. The plastics machinery business area ...
In a USD 415m stock-and-debt deal, Canada-based multinational automotive supplier Magna International (Aurora, Ontario; www.magnaint.com) plans to acquire Donnelly Corporation (Holland Michigan / USA; ...
A classic example of the willingness to take entrepreneurial risks is the acquisition of Zeneca Specialities by the company´s own management for GBP 1.3bn (nearly EUR 2bn) in what is the biggest ever ...