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cargill.com) of a seed production facility
located in Idaho Falls, Idaho.
Hexpol to acquire U.S.-based
thermoplastics firm
November 2, 2022 - Hexpol AB (Malmö,
Sweden; www.hexpol.com) has signed
an agreement to acquire the entirety
of McCann Plastics LLC, a company
specialized in niche thermoplastic
compounds, with special focus on
roto-molding applications. McCann
operated two sites in Ohio. The acquisition
price amounts to $120 million.
Clariant completes acquisition of
BASF's U.S. Attapulgite assets
November 1, 2022 - Clariant AG
(Muttenz, Switzerland; www.clariant.
com) has completed the acquisition of
BASF's U.S.-based Attapulgite business
assets for $60 million in cash. The
transaction includes the transfer of land,
as well as mining rights, a processing
facility and inventories, which will be
integrated into Clariant's Functional
Minerals business. The newly acquired
Attapulgite business is one of the largest
miners and producers of attapulgite in
North America. It encompasses mining
operations in Georgia and Florida,
as well as processing operations in
Quincy, Florida.
Dorf Ketal to acquire Clariant's
North American Land Oil business
October 28, 2022 - Dorf Ketal
(Mumbai, India; www.dorfketal.com)
agreed to acquire Clariant's North
American (NORAM) Land Oil business,
a provider of chemical technologies
and services to the North American
oil-and-gas industry. Once completed,
The acquisition includes manufacturing
sites in Bakersfield, Calif. and Midland
and Black Hills, Tex.
Arkema to divest phosphorus
derivatives business
October 28, 2022 - Arkema S.A.
(Colombes, France; www.arkema.com)
its intent to divest its Febex business
to Prayon S.A. (Engis, Belgium; www.
prayon.com). At its operating base
in Switzerland, Febex manufactures
phosphorus derivatives, such as
high-purity phosphoric acid, sodium
hypophosphite and derivatives, which
are used primarily in electronics and
in pharmaceuticals products.
Albemarle acquires Guangxi
Tianyuan New Energy Materials
October 28, 2022 - Albemarle has
completed the acquisition of Guangxi
Tianyuan New Energy Materials Co., for
approximately $200 million. Located
near the Port of Qinzhou in Guangxi,
acquired assets include a lithiumconversion
plant with a conversion
capacity of up to 25,000 m.t./yr lithium
carbonate equivalent (LCE). The plant
can produce battery-grade lithium
carbonate and lithium hydroxide.
Evonik sells its TAA derivatives
business to SABO
October 24, 2022 - Evonik Industries
AG (Essen, Germany; www.evonik.
com) is selling its triacetonamine
(TAA) derivatives business to SABO
S.p.A., including production sites
in Marl, Germany and Liaoyang,
China. SABO manufacturers light
stabilizers, for which TAA derivatives
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