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OYAK
Akdeniz Kimya and Chemson merge / New entity said to be world's largest PVC stabiliser company
14.10.2020
BASF
Investment in pyrolysis oil producer Pyrum / Second initiative in “ChemCycling project”
29.09.2020
SAINT-GOBAIN
Acquisition of French medical device group / Establishment of centre of excellence
28.09.2020
COVESTRO
No talks with Apollo Global about possible takeover
21.09.2020
SNETOR
French distributor expands Europe-wide
17.09.2020
MAUSER
Packaging conglomerate adds Italian reconditioning firm
14.09.2020
ASCEND
Acquisition of Poliblend and Esseti completed / Deal expands product portfolio and production footprint
08.09.2020
DELFINGEN
Acquisition of Schlemmer's Europe and Africa activities / Products include PA 6 cable protection
07.09.2020
MOLECOR
Spanish private equity firm takes majority stake in PVC pipe supplier
03.09.2020
BUDENHEIM
Acquisition of Dutch masterbatch manufacturer QolorTech
27.08.2020
RKW
Sale of Belgian subsidiary ACE / Sharpened focus on core areas of hygiene, packaging and agriculture
27.08.2020
STS
Vehicle components supplier to divest its Acoustics segment / Supervisory board replaces CEO
27.08.2020
EKOPET
Russian PET producer up for sale / Auction on 21 September
24.08.2020
BASF
3D printing arm buys Owens Corning's “Xstrand” glass-fibre reinforced filaments
18.08.2020
NOLATO
Swedish company purchases US injection moulder GW Plastics / Medical Solutions set to be by far the largest division
17.08.2020
HEXPOL
Compounder's turnover down 30% due to Covid-19 / Job cuts announced / 100% acquisition of Mesgo
13.08.2020
INDORAMA
Start of PET recycling in Poland / Purchase of IMP Polowat / Ethylene production halted in Louisiana after lightning strike
12.08.2020
MORSSINKHOF PLASTICS
Joint venture More PET founded with Remondis / Marketing of rPET
11.08.2020
VERITAS
Job cuts at German plants / Insolvency proceedings begin
11.08.2020
HROMATKA
Acquisition of majority stake in Guzmán Polymers
07.08.2020
IPL PLASTICS
Madison Dearborn to take over packaging company / Interest spurred by poor performance aggravated by Covid-19
07.08.2020
MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL ADVANCED MATERIALS
Semi-finished products manufacturer buys into European carbon fibre recycling
06.08.2020
VERSALIS
Purchase of 40% stake in compounder Finproject completed
04.08.2020
SK CAPITAL
Acquisition of majority stake in Techmer PM / Purchase of Baker Hughes' speciality polymers business
03.08.2020
ASHLAND
Sale of maleic anhydride business to AOC / Deal worth USD 100m
03.08.2020
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