Grace Matthews, a specialized middle-market investment bank, announced that it has spun off its non-chemical investment banking business into a new, independent, employee-owned entity.
Taminco Corp., a leading producer of alkylamines and alkylamine derivatives, announced a definitive agreement to be acquired by Eastman Chemical Co. in a transaction valued at approximately $2.8 billion in cash.
Bayer announced on September 18 that it plans to focus entirely on the Life Science businesses - HealthCare and CropScience - and float MaterialScience on the stock market as a separate company.
VanDeMark Chemical Inc., Lockport, NY, a manufacturer of phosgene and phosgene derivatives, has acquired Framochem Kft, a manufacturer of phosgene products based in Hungary.
ChemicalInfo, provider of online databases for the chemical and pharmaceutical industries, announced its services have undergone a transformation that improves the way companies can get the information they need.
To better reflect the nature of its members’ activities and to strengthen its position in the chemicals supply chain, the UK-based Alliance of Industry Associations (AIA), which was formed in 1991, has decided on a new name and logo. The association has renamed itself the Alliance of Chemical Associations.
Market research firm Ceresana has released a new report, Ethylene Value Chain China, which offers an analysis of the current and future development of the entire ethylene industry in China.