Mergers & Acquisitions

Indorama Ventures acquired Huntsman Corp.s chemical intermediates and surfactants businesses for $2 billion, the companies announced last week. A numb ...

Tensile Capital Management LLC formed a joint venture with Vertex Energy Inc., agreeing to inject capital that will accelerate development of Vertexs ...

Sabic, Clariant Defer Union

August 13, 2019

Chemical manufacturer Saudi Basic Industries Corp., a 24.99 percent stakeholder in Clariant AG, said the two companies will temporarily defer discussi ...

The European Commission opened an in-depth investigation into the planned merger of Polands two main oil companies, PKN Orlen and Lotos, to assess whe ...

The United States Federal Trade Commission announced Tuesday that it will require Quaker Chemical and Houghton International to divest operations rela ...

Croda Acquires Rewitec

July 23, 2019

Croda International Plc announced last week the acquisition of Rewitec GmbH, stating it aims to help the German additive supplier to expand. The compa ...

Hillenbrand Inc. will acquire Milacron Holdings Corp. in a cash and stock transaction valued at $2 billion and expected to close in 2020s first quarte ...

Milacron Holdings Corp. may be considering a sale of its Cimcool fluid technology unit, which makes metalworking fluids, Bloomberg reported on June 28 ...

Petronas Chemicals Group Bhd of Malaysia agreed to acquire Netherlands-based lube oil additive manufacturer BRB International B.V.s holding company fo ...

Petronas Chemicals Group Bhd of Malaysia agreed to acquire Netherlands-based lube oil additive manufacturer BRB International B.V.s holding company fo ...

Lub-rref (Bangladesh) Ltd., the largest lubricating oil blending plant in Bangladesh, is poised for expansion and growth with the proceeds of its upco ...

Aceto sold its performance chemicals business, which supplies lubricant additives, to New York investment firm New Mountain Capitals affiliate NMC Atl ...

Saudi Aramco reached an agreement to purchase a 17 percent stake in South Korean oil refiner Hyundai Oilbank for 1.4 trillion won ($1.2 billion), the ...

Marine fuels and lubricants supplier Aegean Marine Petroleum Network emerged from Chapter 11 restructuring last week under a new name - Minerva Bunker ...

Japans Idemitsu Kosan Co. and Showa Shell Sekiyu K.K. merged on Monday, becoming the second-largest lubricant supplier in Japan.

Saudi Aramco reached an agreement last week to buy a 70 percent stake in Sabic, one of the worlds largest chemical companies.

Hong Kongs Securities and Futures Commission fined UBS, Morgan Stanley and Merrill Lynch this month for inadequate due diligence in the 2014 initial p ...

Fuchs Petrolub signed an agreement to acquire independent lubricant blender Nulon Products Australia, an expansion into the competitive retail market ...

Amalie Oil Co. entered into a letter of intent to purchase the United States business of Lubricating Specialties Co., according to an announcement iss ...

Valvoline Inc. acquired Serbian lubricant blender Fam last week for 9.5 million (U.S. $10.7 million) in a bid to expand its presence in Eastern Europe ...