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January 11, 2008
Ineos says it has agreed to buy BP's ethyl acetate and vinyl acetate monomer (VAM) business in the U.K. for an undisclosed sum. BP put the business up for sale last year. The deal...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/uk/Ineos-Buys-BPs-U-K-Ethyl-Acetate-and-VAM-Business_9679.html January 8, 2008
Akzo Nobel CEO Hans Wijers has confirmed that the company expects cost synergies of €280 million ($411.3 million) from its purchase of ICI for £8.1 billion ($16 billion). That deal...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/uk/Akzo-Confirms-Cost-Synergies-from-ICI-Deal_9611.html January 2, 2008
Akzo Nobel says it has completed the acquisition of ICI. ICI shares will be cancelled and will cease to be admitted for trading on the London Stock Exchange (LSE; London) from 8 am...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/uk/Akzo-Completes-ICI-Acquisition_9566.html December 24, 2007
Akzo Nobel says it has finalized plans for a new structure for the group ahead of its acquisition of ICI, which is scheduled for completion on January 2, 2008. All relevant management...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/uk/Akzo-Nobel-Finalizes-New-Structure_9538.html December 17, 2007
PPG says it has entered into an agreement to purchase Unipart Automotive's (Oxford, U.K.) bodyshop distribution business for an undisclosed sum. PPG expects the deal to close on...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/uk/PPG-to-Acquire-Bodyshop-Distributor_9462.html December 17, 2007
The European Commission has approved Akzo Nobel's proposed £8.1-billion ($16.7 billion) acquisition of ICI. Akzo says it expects the deal to close on January 2, 2008. The...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/uk/Akzo-Secures-Regulatory-Approval-for-ICI-Acquisition_9445.html December 14, 2007
British advocate general Eleanor Sharpston has made a formal recommendation to the European Court of Justice that pesticide manufacturer AgriChem (Oosterhout, the Netherlands) should...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/uk/Pesticide-Producers-Tussle_9394.html December 14, 2007
Wacker-Chemie says it has agreed to acquire the shares it does not already own in two vinyl acetate ethylene-based emulsion polymer joint ventures with Air Products, for approximately...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/uk/Wacker-to-Buy-Out-Air-Products-in-Polymer-Joint-Ventures_9400.html December 14, 2007
Indorama says it has obtained exclusive rights to acquire Eastman Chemical’s European polyethylene terephthalate (PET) assets. The acquisition would include Eastman’s...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/uk/Indorama-Acquires-Rights-to-Eastmans-European-Assets_9427.html December 12, 2007
Yara International expects synergies from its recent acquisition of Kemira GrowHow to yield total cost savings of €85 million-€110 million ($125 million-$161 million). The...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/uk/Yara-Eyes-Synergies-from-GrowHow_9289.html December 11, 2007
The scale of Registration, Evaluation, and Authorisation of Chemicals (Reach) fees proposed by the new European Chemicals Agency are “excessive in principle and practice,” the...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/uk/CBA-Calls-Reach-Fees-Excessive_9342.html December 10, 2007
The U.K.’s Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA; London), a government body, has unveiled a three-year program to combat the sale of counterfeit drugs. The...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/uk/U-K-Unveils-Program-Against-Counterfeit-Drugs_9308.html December 10, 2007
Johnson Matthey says it has signed an agreement to buy catalysts company Argillon Group (Redwitz, Germany) for €214 million ($313.8 million) in cash from Ceramics Luxembourg, a...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/uk/Johnson-Matthey-to-Buy-Catalyst-Maker-Argillon_9326.html December 4, 2007
The facility is designed to strengthen Brenntag's market position in Central and Eastern Europe....http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/uk/Brenntag-Opens-Feed-Additives-Facility-in-Poland_9212.html December 3, 2007
Ineos Fluor (Runcorn, U.K.), an Ineos subsidiary, says it has acquired Glebe Mines (Stoney Middleton, U.K.), a miner of fluorspar. Ineos Fluor was one of Glebe Mines’ fluorspar...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/uk/Ineos-Fluor-Buys-U-K-Fluorspar-Miner_9140.html December 3, 2007
The global credit crunch that emerged in August has slowed down chemical transactions for target companies valued at more than €500 million ($740 million), Rod Cantrill and...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/uk/Credit-Crunch-Hits-Major-Chemical-Deals_9157.html December 3, 2007
Akzo Nobel says it plans to divest most of its decorative paints business in the U.K. and Ireland to secure European Commission approval for the company’s planned...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/uk/Akzo-to-Sell-U-K-Paint-Assets-to-Secure-ICI-Deal_9158.html November 30, 2007
Pharmaceutical companies Strides Arcolab (Bangalore, India) and Aspen (Durban, South Africa) say they have agreed on a partnership that includes asset swaps. Aspen will buy 50% of...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/uk/Strides-Arcolab-South-African-Firm-Agree-on-Assets-Swap_9173.html November 29, 2007
Akzo Nobel says it has named several proposed changes to its board of management and supervisory board following its pending acquisition of ICI. That deal is scheduled to close January...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/uk/Akzo-Names-Management-Team-Following-ICI-Deal_9101.html November 20, 2007
Kodak says it has expedited the sale of a contaminated site that formerly produced imaging chemicals at Kirkby, U.K. by transferring environmental liability for the site to a third...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/western_europe/uk/Kodak-Transfers-Site-Liability-to-Facilitate-Sale_8959.html |
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