The Dow Chemical Co. announced today that it is exploring divestiture options for its Clear Lake Operations acrylic acid and esters, and UCAR Emulsion Systems specialty latex business in North

BASF has announced plans to acquire Ciba Holding AG, Basel, Switzerland, a leading specialty chemical company, and will make a public takeover offer to Ciba’s shareholders. BASF will pay CHF

H.B. Fuller Co. has announced its acquisition of the majority of the assets of privately held Egymelt, a manufacturer and marketer of hot-melt and specialty water-based adhesives headquartered in Cairo,

Dow Reichhold Specialty Latex, a 50/50 joint venture between The Dow Chemical Co. and Reichhold Inc., has announced the planned sale of certain business assets, the permanent closure of all

3M has announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire EMFI S.A. and SAPO S.A. ("EMFI/SAPO"), manufacturers of polyurethane-based structural adhesives and sealants headquartered in Haguenau, France. The agreement

Specialty chemicals supplier Cognis has signed an agreement to sell its Pulcra Chemicals subsidiary to Germany-based Fashion Chemicals GmbH & Co. KG (Fashion Chemicals) for €26.3 million. Fashion Chemicals is

Ashland Inc. and Hercules Inc. have announced that they have entered into a definitive merger agreement under which Ashland would acquire all of the outstanding shares of Hercules for $18.60

Dow, Midland, MI, and Rohm and Haas have announced a definitive agreement under which Dow will acquire all outstanding shares of Rohm and Haas common stock for $78 per share

Dow Reichhold Specialty Latex has announced the permanent closing of the company’s manufacturing plant located in Chickamauga, GA. The closing will be effective on August 31, 2008. The facility employs

Ashland Inc. has announced that it has completed the purchase of the pressure-sensitive adhesive business and the atmospheric emulsions business from Air Products and Chemicals Inc. The $92 million transaction