Industry Update: Specialty Chemicals

Industry Highlights

  • On January 3, 2022, Trinseo, a global materials solutions provider and manufacturer of plastics and latex binders, announced the completion of the acquisition of Heathland B.V., a leading collector and recycler of postconsumer and post-industrial plastic wastes in Europe. Heathland is focused on converting PCR and PIR polymethyl methacrylate, polycarbonate, acrylonitrile butadiene styrene, polystyrene and other thermoplastic waste.
  • On December 17, 2021, Altaris Capital Partners, LLC announced that it entered into an agreement to acquire Johnson Matthey Health (“JM Health”) from Johnson Matthey PLC for total consideration of $333 million. JM Health is a leading global developer and manufacturer of specialist and complex active pharmaceutical ingredients for pharma and biotech
    companies.

Past Industry Updates

Specialty Chemicals: October 2021

Specialty Chemicals: July 2021

Specialty Chemicals: May 2021

Specialty Chemicals: January 2021

Specialty Chemicals: October 2020

Specialty Chemicals: July 2020

Specialty Chemicals: May 2020

Specialty Chemicals: December 2019

Specialty Chemicals: October 2019

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