10-Oct-2019

Brenntag has signed an agreement to acquire Quimisa SA including its logistics subsidiary Quimilog. The company headquartered in Brusque, Brazil, has a strong market position in providing industrial and specialty chemicals to regional and international clients in Southern Brazil. The product ...

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08-Oct-2019

Merck announced the closing of the transaction to acquire Versum Materials, Inc. for approximately €5.8billion. The business combination is expected to make Merck a leading electronic materials player focused on the semiconductor and display industries. The transaction closing followed the ...

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Bruker and Freiberg Instruments Establish Related EPR Supply Partnership

04-Oct-2019

Bruker announced the acquisition of the Magnettech EPR business from Freiberg Instruments GmbH, and the establishment of a related, long-term EPR supply partnership with Freiberg Instruments. Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed. Magnettech's benchtop electron paramagnetic ...

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02-Oct-2019

Italmatch Chemicals announced that it has acquired Water Science Technologies (WST), a leading blender and chemical solutions provider for the North American oil & gas and industrial water treatment industries. The acquisition further strengthens Italmatch Chemicals leadership in the North ...

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Additional milestone for proposed Versum acquisition achieved

23-Sep-2019

Merck announced the completion of its acquisition of Intermolecular, Inc., a California-based company for advanced materials innovation. “Today is a very special day for us as we successfully complete the acquisition and welcome Intermolecular to Merck. For three and a half centuries, we have ...

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26-Aug-2019

Biesterfeld Spezialchemie acquires the Lindberg & Lund Group. Lindberg & Lund AS is a Norwegian distribution company with its headquarters in Vestby/Oslo, Norway. It focuses on the technical distribution of raw materials and formulated products from areas such as adhesives, composites, ...

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16-Aug-2019

DOMO Chemicals and Solvay have signed an agreement for DOMO to acquire Solvay’s Performance Polyamides Business in Europe. This includes Engineering Plastics operations in France and Poland; High Performance Fibers in France; Polymer and Intermediates operations in France, Spain & Poland. The ...

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Biocide producer takes over company and production site in southern Germany

16-Aug-2019

Vink Chemicals GmbH & Co. KG recently acquired ISP Biochema Schwaben GmbH in Memmingen (Bavaria). This addition will broaden the production capacity next to the already existing production site in northern Germany. Vink Chemicals generates around 95 percent of its sales from the production and ...

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07-Aug-2019

Merck has acquired BSSN Software, a Darmstadt, Germany-based laboratory informatics company that makes data more readily accessible for ease of integration, collaboration, analysis and long-term archiving. Financial details were not disclosed. “BSSN Software and the capabilities that it brings ...

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07-Aug-2019

Bayer and LANXESS sell their stakes in the chemical park operator Currenta to funds managed by Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets (MIRA). Both companies signed corresponding agreements with MIRA on August 6, 2019. The transaction still requires the approval of the responsible authorities. ...

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