Honeywell has announced plans to spin off its Advanced Materials business to its shareholders as an independent, publicly traded company by early 2026.
India’s Sudarshan Chemical Industries (SCIL) has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the Heubach Group in a move that it said would “create a global pigment company, combining SCIL’s operations and expertise with Heubach’s technological capabilities”. Terms were not disclosed.
Mining giant Rio Tinto has agreed to acquire Arcadium Lithium, the company created by the merger of Livent and Allkem in January, for $5.85/share, which represents a 90% premium to Arcadium’s share price before the deal was announced. The offer values the firm at about $6.7 billion.
French CDMO EuroAPI announces today that it has completed and secured the financing of its ongoing Focus-27 strategic plan. The agreements comprise:
Belgian start-up AmphiStar has launched what it claims are the first fully upcycled biobased surfactants under the trade names AmphiCare and AmphiClean.
French fermentation and microorganisms giant Lesaffre has acquired its compatriot Altar from Ginkgo Bioworks.
Oleochemicals producer Oleon has acquired a majority stake in A. Azevedo Óleos, a Brazilian oleochemical company specialised in castor oil and its derivatives. The company said that this strengthens its position in the rapidly growing South American market. Terms were not disclosed.
SI Group has announced its plans to cease manufacturing operations at its alkylphenol manufacturing facility at Jurong Island, Singapore, in 2H 2025. It will continue supplying alkylphenols from its other sites in Europe and the Americas.
Barentz International has acquired distributors in two different regions in short order. The acquisition of Insuqui in Paraguay followed a few weeks after that of the Anshul Life Sciences Group in India.
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Honeywell has announced plans to spin off its Advanced Materials business to its shareholders as an independent, publicly traded company by early 2026. This will enable it become a pure-play speciality chemicals and materials producer, with strong positions in fluorine products, electronic materials, industrial grade fibres and healthcare packaging.
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Barentz International has acquired distributors in two different regions in short order. The acquisition of Insuqui in Paraguay followed a few weeks after that of the Anshul Life Sciences Group in India. Terms were not disclosed in either deal and the existing management teams will remain in place.
