Following is an alphabetical listing of the mergers, acquisitions and joint ventures that PCI reported from October 2004 through December 2005.
Access Industries announced that its affiliate company Nell Acquisition S.a.r.l. has completed the purchase of Basell, Hoofddorp, the Netherlands, from BASF and Shell for €4.4 billion. Basell's total sales in 2004 were €6.7 billion. It has operations in 21 countries, sales in more than 120 countries and 6,600 employees.
Basell is the world's largest producer of polypropylene and advanced polyolefins and is a leading supplier of polyethylene and catalysts. The company is a global leader in the development and licensing of polypropylene and polyethylene processes.