As had been widely anticipated, SK Capital Partners operation Archroma has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the Singapore-based Textile Effects business of Huntsman.

French speciality chemicals firm Protex International has completed and made its first shipments from a new manufacturing operation for its Guangdong Prox-Chem Speciality Chemicals subsidiary.

German speciality chemicals company Pulcra Chemicals has acquired Devan from private equity fund Pentahold, its first ever such deal. Terms were not disclosed.