J.M. Huber Corp. has signed a definitive agreement with RHI Magnesita to acquire its 50% ownership stake in the companies’ 50/50 joint venture, MAGNIFIN Magnesiaprodukte GmbH & Co. KG.

The Board of Directors of MAGNIFIN Magnesiaprodukte approved the preparatory work for the construction of a second MAGNIFIN Magnesiaprodukte production site.

The Fire Retardant Additives business unit, part of the Huber Engineered Materials division of J.M. Huber Corp., announced its fine precipitated hydrate phase two capacity expansion project at the Martinswerk Plant is scheduled to be completed by the end of this year.

The Fire Retardant Additives business unit, part of the Huber Engineered Materials division of J.M. Huber Corp., announced a significant capital investment to increase production capacity for Martinal LEO fine precipitated alumina trihydrate at its Martinswerk Plant in Bergheim, Germany.

Huber Engineered Materials, a division of J.M. Huber Corp., announced a global price increase for its alumina trihydrate and magnesium hydroxide products, effective Jan. 2, 2018, or as current contracts allow.

The Fire Retardant Additives (FRA) business unit, part of the Huber Engineered Materials division of J.M. Huber Corp., announced a 20% capacity increase at its manufacturing plant in Bauxite, Arkansas. 

Specialty chemicals company LANXESS has successfully completed the acquisition of U.S. company Chemtura, one of the world’s leading suppliers of flame retardant and lubricant additives, effective April 21, 2017.

The Fire Retardant Additives (FRA) business unit of the Huber Engineered Materials division of J.M. Huber Corp. (Huber) announced a 10% capacity expansion of its Martinal^® fine precipitated alumina trihydrate production at its newly acquired Martinswerk Plant in Bergheim, Germany.

Martinswerk GmbH, a subsidiary of J.M. Huber Corp., announced a global price increase for its Martinal^® fine precipitated alumina trihydrate (ATH) products.

J.M. Huber Corp., through its Huber Engineered Materials (HEM) division, has acquired the Martinswerk business of Albemarle Corp.