Chemicals
Huntsman, Clariant to merge into a $20bn chemicals giant
22 May 2017
With a combined enterprise value of $20 billion, HuntsmanClariant would offer a wide array of chemicals such as polyurethanes, pigments, automotive fluids, additives and resins that are used across industries ranging from aerospace to agriculture to household-cleaning.
European regulator approves $130-bn Dow Chemical-DuPont merger with conditions
28 Mar 2017
The European regulator yesterday approved the $130 billion Dow Chemical-DuPont merger after both companies agreed to divest several assets including nearly all their R&D operations
Industrial-gas giants Praxair and Linde agree to an over $65-bn all-stock merger
21 Dec 2016
Three months after Linde and Praxair failed to arrive at a merger agreement over fear of job losses, the two combines have agreed to an all-stock merger that would create the world’s biggest industrial-gas company
DuPont to pay $50 mn to help clean up mercury contamination
16 Dec 2016
DuPont has agreed to pay the largest natural resource settlement in Virginia history for mercury contamination, making the settlement the eighth largest-natural resource damage settlement in US history
Linde, Praxair renew merger talks
30 Nov 2016
Chinese giants Sinochem Group and ChemChina in merger talks
14 Oct 2016
The deal has been proposed by the Chinese central government as part of its plan to reduce the number of state-owned companies and create larger, globally more competitive businesses
French energy giant Total to sell speciality chemicals unit Atotech to Carlyle for $3.2 bn
07 Oct 2016
German industrial-gas giant Linde ends merger talks with US rival Praxair
13 Sep 2016
Linde, based in Munich, opted out of merger talks as it wanted to have certain operations to be based at its Munich headquarters for effective management control
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