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Pentair acquires carbon-capture
specialist Union Engineering
February 3, 2017 - Pentair plc
(Manchester, U.K.; www.pentair.
com) has completed the acquisition
of Union Engineering A/S (Fredericia,
Denmark), which specializes in
capturing, recovering and purifying
carbon dioxide. Union Engineering has
offices in China, Brazil and the U.S.
Dow to divest EAA
copolymers business
February 2, 2017 - The Dow Chemical
Co. (Midland, Mich.; www.dow.com)
agreed to sell its global ethylene acrylic
acid (EAA) copolymers and ionomers
business to SK Innovation (Seoul,
South Korea; www.skinnovation.
com). The divestiture agreement
includes production assets located in
Freeport, Tex., and Tarragona, Spain.
Solvay acquires Energain Li-ion
technology from DuPont
February 1, 2017 - Solvay S.A. (Brussels,
Belgium; www.solvay.com) announced
the acquisition of Energain Li-ion
high-voltage technology from DuPont
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(Wilmington, Del.; www.dupont.com).
Energain technology and formulations
enlarge Solvay's existing portfolio of
salts and additives for electrolytes.
Braskem to acquire Cetrel
shares from Odebrecht
January 31, 2017 - Braskem (São
Paulo, Brazil; www.braskem.com.
br) will acquire a controlling interest
Odebrecht Utilities' Cetrel business
unit. Cetrel is responsible for waste
treatment and disposal, environmental
monitoring and water supply at
Braskem's Camaçari Petrochemical
Complex. Under the agreement,
Braskem will acquire 63.7% of the
Cetrel shares held by Odebrecht for
around $195 million.
Sumitomo Chemical buys out
Trinseo stake in SSPC JV
January 26, 2017 - Trinseo S.A.
(Berwyn, Pa.; www.trinseo.com) and
Sumitomo Chemical Co. (Tokyo; www.
sumitomo-chem.co.jp) have signed a
definitive agreement for Trinseo to sell
its 50% share in their Sumika Styron
Polycarbonate (SSPC) JV to Sumitomo
Chemical for an undisclosed price.
SSPC produces polycarbonate resins
at production facilities in Niihama City,
Ehime, Japan.
Ineos announces intent to acquire
Arkema's Oxo Alcohol business
January 26, 2017 - Ineos (Rolle,
Switzerland; www.ineos.com) plans
to acquire Arkema's (Colombes,
France; www.arkema.com) Oxo
Alcohol business, which will include
the acquisition of Arkema's stake in
Oxochimie, a JV between Ineos and
Arkema that produces butanol and
2-ethyl hexanol.
Shell to sell stake in Sadaf
Chemicals JV in Saudi Arabia
January 22, 2017 - Sabic (Riyadh,
Saudia Arabia; www.sabic.com) will
acquire Shell's
(The Hague, the
Netherlands; www.shell.com) 50%
share in the companies' Sadaf
petrochemicals JV for $820 million.
The Sadaf JV encompasses six
petrochemical plants with a total output
of more than 4 million m.t./yr. ■
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