Below are the year’s most-viewed news stories on the ASI website (posted and viewed from 1/1/14 to date). News regarding mergers and acquisitions, as well as new facilities and expansions, garnered a lot of interest.
- Arkema Eyes Bostik Acquisition
- Henkel to Acquire the Bergquist Co.
- Soudal Acquires Accumetric, Announces Headquarters Move
- MACtac Acquired by Private Equity Firm
- Dow Automotive, LORD Partner to Develop Structural Adhesive
- Royal Adhesives Acquires Chemque
- Equipment Failure Causes Huntsman Manufacturing Disruption
- Dow Increases Divestiture Target to $7 Billion
- Kraton Receives Notice of Termination of Combination Agreement from LCY
- Edge Adhesives Acquired
- H.B. Fuller Opens New Plant in Colombia
- Bostik Opens R&D Center Near Paris
- Kraton and LCY Pen Agreement for New SBC Company
- H.B. Fuller to Purchase Tonsan Adhesive
- H.B. Fuller Acquires ProSpec Construction Products
- Sika Automotive Announces Appointments
- Dow Updates Progress on Planned Divestments
- Huntsman Reports Second Quarter Manufacturing Disruption
- Sika Acquires Adhesives Manufacturer
- Jowat Adopts Polypropylene Carbonate Polyols in Hot-Melt Adhesives
- Ashland Specialty Ingredients Opens New Jersey Facility
- MAPEI Announces Rebranding
- Emerald Acquired by American Securities
- 3M Achieves Patents Milestone
- Huntsman Expects European Commission to Proceed with its Performance Additives and Titanium Dioxide Businesses Acquisition
- Valentus Specialty Chemicals Formed
- Sika Receives Award from Honda
- Bayer to Separate MaterialScience Business, Focus Entirely on Life Science Businesses
- 3M Third Quarter 2014 Sales Grow 2.8%
- Wilmar to Purchase Huntsman’s Surfactants Business
- 3M Facility Named to Best Plants of 2013 List
- H.B. Fuller Third Quarter Revenue Grows 2.4%
- 3M Reports Record Fourth Quarter Sales
- Berry Plastics to Relocate Manufacturing Equipment
- Boss Named Momentive President, Silicones and Quartz
- Archroma to Acquire BASF Textile Chemicals Business
- Henkel Announces Supplier Awards
- ExxonMobil Begins Multi-Billion-Dollar Expansion Project in Texas
- Butier Named Avery Dennison President and COO
- Momentive Announces Two Expansions
- H.B. Fuller Revenue Grows Over 8% in 2013
- ExxonMobil Announces Expansion in Singapore
- Altana Acquires Royal DSM Emulsions Business
- Huntsman Completes Italian TiO2 Plant
- AkzoNobel CFO to Step Down
- PPG Acquires Construction Repair Products Company
- Berry Plastics Acquires Chinese Packaging Business
- Dow Corning Appoints Archway Sales as Distributor
- Roman Named 3M Industrial Business Group VP
- Kraton Board to Withdraw Recommendation to Combine with LCY’s SBC Business
