Chemicals
Clariant Chemicals sells part of India business to SK Capital for Rs3,029 cr
27 Dec 2012
Clariant Chemicals (India) has production facilities for manufacturing textile chemicals, paper specialties and emulsion products at Roha, Maharashtra
Gulf Oil acquires US specialty chemicals firm Houghton for $1.05 bn
07 Nov 2012
The acquisition of Houghton with its manufacturing plants around the world would be the largest-ever foreign acquisition by an Indian company this year
Hindujas set to acquire US chemicals firm Houghton for $1.1 billion
03 Nov 2012
Houghton International is a leading manufacturer of hydraulic fuels, rust preventatives and lubricants for the automotive and steel sectors
Potash Corp in talks to buy Israel Chemical
01 Nov 2012
BASF to invest Rs1,000 cr in new Dahej plant
26 Oct 2012
HC upholds notice to Dow in Bhopal disaster case
22 Oct 2012
Hinduja Group in the lead to buy specialty chemicals maker Houghton International: report
05 Oct 2012
BASF to acquire US agrochem firm Becker Underwood for $1.02 bn
21 Sep 2012
BASF SE, the world's largest chemicals maker is expanding its agro pesticides division through the acquisition of US crop protection company Becker Underwood
Sirius Minerals plans $6-bn UK potash mine
04 Sep 2012
First Reserve, SK Capital to buy chemicals firm TPC for $850 mn
28 Aug 2012
US specialty chemical maker TPC Group yesterday agreed to sell itself to private equity firms First Reserve Corporation and SK Capital Partners, in a deal valued at $850 million
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