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July 16, 2008

Dow-Kuwait JV Appoints CEO, Selects Michigan for HQ

Dow Chemical and Kuwait Petroleum’s Petrochemical Industries Company (PIC; Kuwait City) have named James R. Fitterling as CEO of their proposed petchem joint venture. The 50-50...
http://www.chemweek.com/people_and_business/m_and_a/13033.html

July 16, 2008

Hunstman Says Earnings Trend Improving

Huntsman says it expects second-quarter adjusted Ebitda to increase by approximately 10% sequentially compared with first-quarter adjusted Ebitda despite sharply higher feedstock...
http://www.chemweek.com/people_and_business/m_and_a/13049.html

July 15, 2008

Yara to Acquire Saskferco from Mosaic

Yara International says it has entered into an agreement to acquire Mosaic's nitrogen fertilizer subsidiary Saskferco (Belle Plaine, Saskatchewan) for Can$1.6 billion in enterprise...
http://www.chemweek.com/people_and_business/m_and_a/13014.html

July 15, 2008

Quadra Chemicals Acquires Food Ingredients Distributor

Specialty chemical distributor Quadra Chemicals (Vaudreuil-Dorion, Quebec) says it has acquired "substantially all of the assets" of Prescott & Company, Canada...
http://www.chemweek.com/people_and_business/m_and_a/13026.html

July 14, 2008

A Jewel in the Crown

Dow Chemical’s quick strike to acquire Rohm and Haas (R&H) for $18.8 billion demonstrates that attractive assets can still draw strong prices even in turbulent times. The...
http://www.chemweek.com/people_and_business/m_and_a/12939.html

July 14, 2008

PPG Sells Majority Stake in Auto Glass Businesses

PPG Industries says it has signed an agreement to sell its automotive OEM glass and replacement glass and services businesses to a new company formed by private equity firm Kohlberg...
http://www.chemweek.com/people_and_business/m_and_a/12941.html

July 14, 2008

Süd-Chemie Buys Foundry Business

Süd-Chemie says it has agreed to acquire AlzChem Hart’s (Trostberg, Germany) foundry chemical production facilities at Hart...
http://www.chemweek.com/people_and_business/m_and_a/12954.html

July 14, 2008

BASF Delays Styrenics Divestment...

BASF did not succeed in divesting most of its commodity styrenics business in the first half as originally planned. The company expects to reach an...
http://www.chemweek.com/people_and_business/m_and_a/12955.html

July 14, 2008

... Takes Control of Coatings JV

BASF has agreed to acquire Yasar’s (Izmir, Turkey) stake in the companies’ 50-50 Yasar BASF Automotive...
http://www.chemweek.com/people_and_business/m_and_a/12956.html

July 14, 2008

Dow to Buy Rohm and Haas for $18.8 Billion

Dow Chemical has agreed to buy Rohm and Haas (R&H) for $18.8 billion, a deal that Dow says marks “a defining step in our transformational strategy.” Dow will pay...
http://www.chemweek.com/people_and_business/m_and_a/12957.html

July 14, 2008

PQ Merges With Ineos Silicas; PQ Sells Sodium Silicate Unit

The Carlyle Group’s (Washington) PQ Corp. says it has completed the merger with Ineos subsidiary Ineos Silicas. Financial terms were not disclosed. Carlyle will own 60% of the...
http://www.chemweek.com/people_and_business/m_and_a/12965.html

July 14, 2008

Huntsman Presses Hexion to Close Deal

Huntsman Corp. says that the Delaware Court of Chancery has granted its request to expedite a trial to review Hexion Specialty Chemicals’ efforts to end its obligation to acquire...
http://www.chemweek.com/people_and_business/m_and_a/12966.html

July 14, 2008

Hovione’s Revenues Rise 11%

Active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) manufacturer Hovione (Loures, Portugal) reported sales up 11%, to $103.7 million, for its fiscal year ended March 31. The increase reflects drug...
http://www.chemweek.com/people_and_business/m_and_a/12980.html

July 14, 2008

Sojitz Buys Cymetech

Sojitz Corp. (Tokyo) says it has bought Cymetech LLC (Calvert City, KY) and renamed it Cymetech Corporation. Cymetech is a producer of ultra-high purity dicyclopentadiene...
http://www.chemweek.com/people_and_business/m_and_a/12997.html

July 14, 2008

Analyst Expects Higher Bid for Hercules

Ashland’s $23/share bid to acquire Hercules is “undervalued” and a higher offer from Ashland or a third party is expected, says Dmitry Silversteyn, analyst at Longbow...
http://www.chemweek.com/people_and_business/m_and_a/13003.html

July 11, 2008

DSM Buys Enzymes Business

DSM says it has acquired "the business and substantially all of the assets" of Valley Research (South Bend, IN), a privately held biotechnology company founded in 1984, which...
http://www.chemweek.com/people_and_business/m_and_a/12927.html

July 11, 2008

Ashland to Buy Hercules for $3.3 Billion

Ashland has agreed to buy Hercules for $3.3 billion, valued at $23.01/share. Ashland will create three core specialty chemical businesses from the deal: specialty additives and...
http://www.chemweek.com/people_and_business/m_and_a/12929.html

July 10, 2008

Clariant Buys Masterbatches Business

Clariant says it has acquired the Chicago, IL based Rite Systems and Ricon Colors, two sister companies engaged in the production of liquid and solid masterbatches, from private...
http://www.chemweek.com/people_and_business/m_and_a/12913.html

July 10, 2008

Dow Chemical to Buy Rohm and Haas for $18.8 Billion (update)

July 10, 2008

Huntsman Takes Hexion to Court

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