Sudoc named Startup to Watch by Chemical & Engineering News

Company co-founded by Carnegie Mellon chemists develops environmentally safe methods for removing toxins and pollutants

30-Nov-2021 - Sudoc, a startup co-founded by Carnegie Mellon University chemists Terrence J. Collins and Ryan C. Sullivan, has been named one of 10 Startups to watch by Chemical & Engineering News (C&EN). Sudoc is developing and commercializing TAML catalysts, a bioinspired environmentally friendly molecule ...

BASF and Clayton, Dubilier & Rice close sale of Solenis to Platinum Equity

11-Nov-2021 - Following the approval by all relevant authorities, BASF and Clayton, Dubilier & Rice closed the sale of Solenis to Platinum Equity. The transaction implies an enterprise value for Solenis of $5.25 billion, which includes net debt of around $2.5 billion. In July 2021, BASF and Clayton, Dubilier & ...

BASF and Clayton, Dubilier & Rice to sell Solenis

Closing of the transaction expected before the end of 2021

08-Jul-2021 - BASF and Clayton, Dubilier & Rice have signed an agreement to sell Solenis to Platinum Equity, a California-based private equity company founded in 1995. The transaction implies an enterprise value for Solenis of $5.25 billion, which includes net debt of around $2.5 billion, subject to ...

LANXESS realigns water treatment business

Sale of the reverse osmosis membrane business to SUEZ

17-Jul-2020 - Specialty chemicals company LANXESS continues to develop its portfolio and is reorganizing its water treatment technologies business: the company will focus on the ion exchange resins business and intends to grow here primarily in markets for high-end applications. As part of this realignment, ...

Spanish salt venture opens new markets for AkzoNobel

New salt packing facility opens mediterranean market

07-Jun-2017 - Located in Súria, the facility is being used for tableting and packing high purity salt, which is a co-product of ICL’s potassium mine. AkzoNobel will market and sell the full volume of salt specialties produced, allowing it to serve new markets in the Mediterranean region. “High purity salt is ...

Praxair expands on-site business for wastewater customers in China

28-Oct-2016 - Praxair, Inc. continued to execute its strategy of providing environmental solutions for growing water treatment applications in China. The company recently started up two vacuum pressure swing adsorption (VPSA) oxygen supply systems for Jiangbin Water Treatment Co., Ltd, and the Gao Bei Dian ...

Italmatch Chemicals aquires Compass Chemicals

08-Jun-2016 - Italmatch Chemicals, a global specialty chemicals group, acquired 100% of Compass Chemical International, a North American independent chemical company active in the production and marketing of phosphonates and additives for water treatment and for the oil & gas market. Thanks to this ...

Clariant concludes divestment of its Water Treatment Business in Latin America to Ecolab

07-Apr-2015 - Clariant has concluded the divestment of its Water Treatment Business located in Brazil, Argentina and Colombia to Ecolab Inc. In Colombia, the transaction will be in effect as soon as it is approved by local regulatory authorities. The negotiation does not include the Oil & Gas / Refinery ...

Clariant completes the sale of its Water Treatment Business

04-Jul-2014 - Clariant announced that it has closed the sale of its Water Treatment business in Africa to AECI, domiciled in South Africa, on June 30, 2014. The total value of the divestment amounts to CHF 34 million in cash at closing. The transaction was subject to certain precedent conditions, as well as ...

Water treatment: Arkema and Polymem join forces to market a new ultrafiltration membrane technology

19-May-2014 - Arkema and Polymem have jointly developed a new ultrafiltration hydrophilic membrane technology to produce high quality water over the long term.This ultrafiltration technology using membranes manufactured by Polymem from a nanostructured Kynar® PVDF polymer developed by Arkema, makes the ...