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Mergers & Acquisitions
Vopak agrees to divest its
chemicals terminal in Savannah
May 16, 2023 - Royal Vopak N.V.
(Rotterdam, the Netherlands; www.
vopak.com) has agreed to sell its
chemicals terminal in Savannah,
Ga. to BWC Terminals, a U.S.-based
bulk-liquids storage company. The
operational capacity of the Vopak
Terminal in Savannah is 250,566 m3.
This capacity is mainly used for the
storage of vegetable oils, asphalt and
specialty chemicals. The value of the
transaction amounts to $106 million.
The completion of this divestment is
expected to be finalized during 2023.
Fujifilm to acquire high-purity
chemicals business from Entegris
May 10, 2023 - Fujifilm has agreed
to acquire CMC Materials KMG Corp.
(KMG), a high-purity process chemicals
(HPPC) business, from Entegris for
$700 million. The acquisition will also
provide Fujifilm with seven manufacturing
locations across the U.S., Europe
and Singapore, chiefly serving the
electronics manufacturing sector.
TotalEnergies acquires Spanish
plastics recycler Iber Resinas
May 9, 2023 - TotalEnergies SE (Paris,
France; www.totalenergies.com) has
acquired Spain-based Iber Resinas, a
specialist in the mechanical recycling of
plastics. Iber Resinas recycles plastics
(polypropylene, polyethylene and
polystyrene) derived from household
and industrial waste in its two plants
near Valencia, Spain. The company also
has a network of customers to whom
it sells its products for the manufacture
of automotive parts, packaging and
building materials.
Wacker acquires Spanish
biotechnology firm ADL BioPharma
May 8, 2023 - Wacker Chemie AG
(Munich, Germany; www.wacker.com)
has acquired contract-manufacturing
company (CMO) ADL BioPharma. In
2016, Wacker acquired from ADL
BioPharma production assets located
in León, Spain with a fermentation
capacity of around 800 m3. With this
acquisition, Wacker now owns the
entire plant, with total fermentation
capacities of just under 3,000 m3.
Kemira completes sale of
colorants business
May 5, 2023 - Kemira Oyj (Helsinki,
Finland; www.kemira.com) completed
the divestment of most of its colorants
business to ChromaScape. Scope of
the transaction includes one Kemira
manufacturing site in South Carolina.
Kemira's colorants business includes
basic and direct dyes, organic pigments
and special colorants.
DuPont to acquire
Spectrum Plastics Group
May 2, 2023 - DuPont (Wilmington,
Del.) has agreed to acquire Atlantabased
Spectrum Plastics Group from
AEA Investors. Spectrum is a leader in
advanced manufacturing of specialty
medical devices and components.
Suncor to acquire TotalEnergies
EP Canada for around $4 billion
May 1, 2023 - Suncor Energy Inc.
(Calgary, Alta. Canada; www.suncor.
com) will acquire TotalEnergies EP
Canada Ltd. from TotalEnergies for
around $4.1 billion.
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