A five-month battle over the ownership of W. R. Grace & Co.

Following press speculation, it has been confirmed that Innospec made an offer to acquire Elementis for £1.60/share on 31 March and that this was rejected on 9 April.

IMCD, which had already made multiple acquisitions across the world, has announced two more in Mexico and a further one in Turkey.

The board of Innophos Holdings has unanimously agreed to be acquired by private equity firm One Rock Capital Partners.

Italmatch Chemicals, a speciality chemicals company focused on additives for water and process treatment, oil and gas, industrial lubricants and plastics, has followed up previous acquisitions with

Private equity investor Advent International has acquired Industria Chimica Emiliana (ICE) after 40 years of ownership by the Bortoli family, who developed the first laboratory bile acids.

Ohio-based chemicals distributor Maroon Group has acquired Cambrian Solutions, a Canadian distributor of specialty ingredients and chemicals.

Indian agrochemicals firm UPL has completed the acquisition of Arysta LifeScince from the Florida-based speciality chemicals conglomerate Platform Specialty Products, in a $4.2 billion deal

Italian CDMO and generic API maker Olon has acquired its compatriot CapuaBioservices, which provides microbial fermentation services on undisclosed terms.