Chemical distributors Univar Inc. and Nexeo Solutions Inc. have entered into a definitive agreement for Univar to acquire Nexeo in a cash and stock transaction valued at approximately $2 billion.
AkzoNobel Specialty Chemicals finalized an agreement to acquire Brazilian firm Polinox, South America's leading producer of ketone peroxides, essential in the manufacture of polymers.
Massman Automation Designs LLC, Villard, Minnesota, has acquired Ideal-Pak, a liquid filling and packaging machine manufacturer located in Madison, Wisconsin.
AkzoNobel has entered into an agreement to acquire 100% of the shares of Fabryo Corp. S.R.L., becoming the leader in the Romanian decorative paints market.
