
Chemical Suppliers Merge
Specialty chemicals producers Crompton and Knowles Corporation and Witco Corporation have announced a stock-for-stock swap which will merge the two companies as equals.The combined company will trade ...
July 1, 1999
Canadian Plastics
Specialty chemicals producers Crompton and Knowles Corporation and Witco Corporation have announced a stock-for-stock swap which will merge the two companies as equals.
The combined company will trade as C & K Witco, and will carry a total capitalization of approximately $US 3.9 billion. The firm will be headquartered in Connecticut, and will have approximately 10,000 employees.