
Major Acquisitions/Divestitures & Mergers in the Plastic Additives Industry
Acquiring CompanyDivesting CompanyProductAir ProductsICIMethylamines and derivativesAkzo NobelElementisRemaining 50% stak...
February 1, 1999
Canadian Plastics
Acquiring Company | Divesting Company | Product |
Air Products | ICI | Methylamines and derivatives |
Akzo Nobel | Elementis | Remaining 50% stake in Akcros Chemicals |
Baerlocher | Mallinckrodt | Metallic stearates business |
BF Goodrich | Freedom Chemicals | Specialty chemicals (entire company) |
Ciba | Roquette | Cooperation agreement for clarifying and nucleating agents |
Clariant | Albright & Wilson | Red phosphorus flame retardant business |
Elementis | NL Industries | Rheox unit (rheological additives) |
Great Lakes Chemical | Cookson Group | Antimony flame retardants (entire business) |
OxyChem | Laurel | North American flame retardants |
Rhodia | Rhone-Poulenc | Spin off of a new specialty chemicals entity |
Witco | Ciba | PVC heat stabilizers |
Source: TownsendTarnell, Mount Olive, NJ
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