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US-based chemical company Huntsman has completed the acquisition of Gabriel Performance Products, a North American-based chemical manufacturer, from funds owned by Audax Private Equity in an all-cash transaction worth $250m.
Chinese Ministry of Commerce announced it is initiating anti-dumping measures against imported meta-Cresol, which is used in the manufacture of products such as other chemicals, synthetic vitamin E, pesticides, disinfectants,...
US-based chemical and speciality materials company Celanese is set to build a multi-phase, world-class Liquid Crystal Polymer (LCP) polymerisation plant in China.
Oil and gas company Shell has agreed to acquire a 40% stake in Enerkem’s proposed chemicals and biofuels plant in Varennes, Québec, Canada.
North American specialty chemical and ingredients distribution company LBB Specialties has acquired a majority interest in Custom Chemical Services (CCS).
Air Products has signed a gas supply contract with Shandong Binhua New Material (Binhua), a subsidiary of petroleum and chemical firm in China, Befar Group.
L&T Hydrocarbon Engineering (LTHE), a completely owned subsidiary of India-based Larsen & Toubro, has secured an engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning (EPCC) contract from HPCL Rajasthan Refinery Limited (HRRL).
Maire Tecnimont Group subsidiary NextChem and JFE Engineering Corporation have signed a commercial agreement for the production of low carbon chemical products.
Germany-based styrenics supplier INEOS Styrolution has held a groundbreaking ceremony for its new acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) plant in Ningbo, China.
German chemical company BASF has signed an agreement to divest its manufacturing site in Kankakee, Illinois, the US, to an affiliate of private equity firm One Rock Capital Partners.
