The transaction includes SI Group’s industrial resins products and associated manufacturing sites in Rio Claro, Brazil; Ranjangaon, India; and Johannesburg and Durban, South Africa.
July 15, 2019
SI Group recently announced an agreement to sell the majority of its global industrial resin businesses and its Brazilian specialty business to ASK Chemicals, a portfolio company of private equity firm Rhône Group, LLC.
The amendment includes the removal of the maleic business from the sale; the purchase price remains unchanged at $1.1 billion.
July 12, 2019
Ashland Global Holdings Inc. recently announced an amendment to the purchase agreement for the sale of its Composites business and butanediol (BDO) manufacturing facility in Marl, Germany, to INEOS Enterprises.
Bimax will continue to operate under the Bimax name, and all employees will be retained in their current roles.
July 11, 2019
Gelest, Inc. recently announced its acquisition of Bimax, a manufacturer and marketer of specialty monomers and polymers for use in the manufacture of contact lenses, intraocular lenses, personal care products, coatings and adhesives, and other advanced technology applications.
OMNOVA Solutions employs approximately 1,900 people and operates 13 sites across the U.S., Europe, and Asia.
July 10, 2019
Synthomer plc recently announced that it has reached an agreement with OMNOVA Solutions Inc. on the terms of a recommended acquisition of the entire issued and to-be-issued share capital of OMNOVA.
In addition to increasing production capacity, the company reports that application development and technical services are provided from a state-of-the-art laboratory at the site.
July 9, 2019
LANXESS recently announced that it has started the production of high-performance prepolymers at its site in Porto Feliz, Brazil.
FEICA reports that the validated test method is able to measure isocyanates down to a range of 0.01-0.15%.
July 9, 2019
FEICA recently announced that it has signed off on the Validation Report of the Currenta test method for the accurate measurement of low contents of free monomeric isocyanate in mixtures.