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Zachry acquires Clean Harbors'
Catalyst Services business
September 6, 2016 - Zachry Group (San Antonio, Tex.;
www.zachrygroup.com) has acquired Catalyst Services
from Clean Harbors (Norwell, Mass.; www.cleanharbors.
com). Catalyst Services is an international specialist in
catalyst change-out services.
Chemours finalizes sale of
Clean and Disinfect business to Lanxess
September 1, 2016 - The Chemours Co. (Wilmington, Del.;
www.chemours.com) has completed the sale of its Clean
and Disinfect business to Lanxess AG (Cologne, Germany;
www.lanxess.com) for approximately $230 million. The
Clean and Disinfect business includes a set of oxidationchemistry
businesses with a portfolio organized into three
primary categories: disinfectants, Oxone and chlorine dioxide.
Jacobs acquires sulfuric acid
converter technology from Bayer
August 31, 2016 - Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (Pasadena,
Calif.; www.jacobs.com) has acquired the patent rights for
Bayqik quasi-isothermal sulfuric acid converter technology
from Bayer AG (Leverkusen, Germany; www.bayer.com).
Bayqik technology enables more efficient conversion of
process gas with high SO2 concentrations.
Albemarle to acquire lithium hydroxide
and lithium carbonate assets in China
August 23, 2016 - Albemarle Corp. (Baton Rouge, La.;
www.albemarle.com) will acquire the lithium-hydroxide
and lithium-carbonate conversion assets and supporting
business functions currently operated by Jiangxi Jiangli New
Materials Science and Technology Co. The transaction is
expected to close by the end of the first quarter of 2017.
Showa Denko and JX Nippon buy
LyondellBasell's stake in PP JV
August 23, 2016 - Showa Denko K.K. (Tokyo, Japan; www.
sdk.co.jp) and JX Nippon Oil & Energy Corp. have agreed
to purchase LyondellBasell's (Rotterdam, the Netherlands;
www.lyondellbasell.com) 50% stake in SunAllomer Ltd.,
a joint venture (JV) company among the three parties
focused on polypropylene (PP) materials.
Teijin to acquire DuPont's stake
in Asian polyester-film JVs
August 22, 2016 - Teijin Ltd. (Tokyo, Japan; www.
teijin.com) will acquire the interests owned by DuPont
(Wilmington, Del.; www.dupont.com) in the companies'
film-business JVs in Japan and Indonesia. The ventures -
Teijin DuPont Films Japan Ltd. and P.T.Indonesia Teijin
Dupont Films - were formed in 2000 when Teijin and DuPont
integrated their polyester film businesses.
Emerson to acquire Pentair's
Valves & Controls business for $3.15 billion
August 19, 2016 - Emerson (St. Louis, Mo.; www.
emerson.com) has signed an agreement to purchase the
Valves & Controls business of Pentair plc (Manchester,
U.K.; www.pentair.com) for $3.15 billion. The acquisition
is expected to close in the next six months, subject to
regulatory approvals.
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