Swiss-based Ciba Specialty Chemicals has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its Textile Effects business to Huntsman Corp. for a consideration of CHF 332 million in cash and assumed debt.
Ball Corp. has acquired the U.S. and Argentinean operations of U.S. Can Corp., adding to Ball's portfolio of packaging products and making Ball the largest supplier in the United States of aerosol cans.
n an effort to take over Engelhard Corp., BASF Aktiengesellschaft, through its wholly owned subsidiary, Iron Acquisition Corp., extended the expiration date of its cash tender offer for all of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock of Engelhard until April 14.
The International Paint and Printing Ink Council (IPPIC), holding a NGO consultative status with the United Nations, has held its first global forum on marine coatings in Tokyo.
Because of the many news reports - and the sometimes confusing and conflicting stories - coming out of New Orleans since Hurricane Katrina, the FSCT felt it imperative that its exhibitors and attendees receive a report on the status of the city and its recovery efforts.
According to a notice published in the Federal Register on March 8, 2006, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will decide by late September 2007 whether to propose a new air-quality standard for lead.
H.B. Fuller Company has entered into an asset purchase agreement with Henkel KGaA under which Fuller will acquire Henkel's insulating-glass sealant business.
Utek Corp., a U.S.-based technology-transfer company, and Trio Industries Group, Inc., an integrated manufacturer of finished household-cabinet components that will utilize surface-coating finishing and manufacturing processes, announced that Trio Industries Group has acquired Ultra Fine Coating Systems, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Utek Corp., in a stock transaction.
Air Products is instigating a series of strategic initiatives to strengthen and expand its growth platforms, improve its return on capital and return value to its shareholders.
The Dow Chemical Company will permanently cease production at its Train I toluene diisocyanate (TDI) production line at Texas Operations in Freeport, Texas.