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Mosaic to sell its potash assets in Carlsbad, New Mexico

The Mosaic Co. (Tampa, Fla.) announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to sell Mosaic Potash Carlsbad, Inc., including the operations, assets and liabilities of the Mosaic mine in Carlsbad, New Mexico to International Minerals Carlsbad, LLC for $30…

NEXTCHEM acquires process engineering form Ballestra Group

MAIRE S.p.A. (Milan) announced that NEXTCHEM has signed a binding agreement to acquire the entire share capital of Ballestra Group, a global leader in the licensing, design and engineering of processing plants, as well as the supply of proprietary technologies…

Bp sells its majority stake in Castrol lubricants business

Bp plc (London) has reached an agreement to sell a 65% shareholding in lubricants business Castrol to Stonepeak, at an enterprise value of $10.1 billion. This represents an implied EV / LTM EBITDA of around 8.6x reflecting the strength of…

Outlook for the Chemical Process Industries (CPI) 2026: Putting the Pieces Together

Several 2025 year-end reports and data releases paint a nuanced picture of the global chemical process industries (CPI) as we head into 2026. The complex picture reflects the diversity of industry sectors comprising the CPI, and the wide range of…

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Tata Chemicals acquires sodium bicarbonate manufacturer Novabay

Tata Chemicals Ltd. (TCL; Mumbai, India) announced that Tata Chemicals International Pte. Limited (TCIPL) a 100% subsidiary of TCL, has signed a Share Purchase Agreement (SPA) to acquire 100% equity shares of Novabay Pte. Limited (Novabay) manufacturer of premium grade…

KBR technology selected for Saudi Arabia’s first biomethanol plant

KBR, Inc. (Houston) announced that it has been awarded a contract for its PureMSM green methanol technology by Fikrat Al-Tadweer for a pioneering biomethanol plant in Saudi Arabia for transforming landfill-gas into clean fuels. KBR’s PureM solution is designed for…

Orlen to take full ownership of S54 butadiene extraction unit

ORLEN S.A. (Płock, Poland) has signed an agreement with Synthos S.A. (Oswiecim, Poland) to acquire full ownership of S54, the company developing a new butadiene extraction unit. Once completed, the unit will become an integral part of ORLEN’s Production Plant…

Clariant announces the divestment of its business in Venezuela

Clariant AG (Muttenz, Switzerland) announced that it signed and closed the divestment of its legal entity (Clariant Venezuela S.A.) in Venezuela for around $1.8 million (CHF ~ 1.4 million) to CMV Química, C.A., Venezuela as part of the ongoing footprint…

Akzo Nobel to upgrade coatings production site in Illinois

Akzo Nobel N.V. (Amsterdam) is investing €50 million to upgrade its Waukegan, Illinois, facility in the US – the company’s biggest aerospace coatings production site. As well as increasing capacity, installing new machinery and introducing more automated processes, the two-phase…