AVALON Industries AG, the new entity of the Swiss-based company AVA-CO2 Schweiz AG, is taking over all biobased chemistry activities from AVA-CO2 with immediate effect.

Emerald Performance Materials LLC completed the sale of its Emerald Specialties business group to DyStar LP.

BASF Corp. and Gabriel Performance Products LLC, a U.S.-based specialty chemical company, finalized a transaction transferring the Versamid^® trademark to Gabriel, and exclusively licensing the polyamide curing agent technology in the United States.

BASF has closed the deal to divest its global paper hydrous kaolin (PHK) business to Imerys, a Paris-based producer of mineral-based specialty solutions for industry.

As of July 1, the new company of Chemours Co. officially spun off from DuPont.

AkzoNobel announced the sale of its biomaterials technology to Ashland Inc.

Arsenal Capital Partners has completed the sale of portfolio company Royal Adhesives and Sealants LLC to American Securities LLC. 

Specialty chemicals company Perstorp AB (part of Perstorp Group) announced the sale of its remaining part of shares in Polygiene AB to Pooly Holding AB.

AkzoNobel has finalized the €153 million divestment of its global paper chemicals business to Kemira.

Stepan Co. announced the sale of its Specialty Polyurethane Systems business to J6 Polymers LLC.