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The 8th Paper Week Symposium in Izmir, Çeşme an unprecedented success

The 8th Paper Week Symposium in Izmir, Çeşme, held from 18-20 September 2023, was an unprecedented success, bringing together paper industry experts from around the world. The event saw over 200 distinguished participants from 27 countries establish connections, strengthen cooperation and exchange fundamentally important information on the state and prospects of the international paper industry. […]

Diversey to be acquired by Solenis for $4.6 billion

Solenis and Diversey Holdings announce that they have entered into a definitive merger agreement under which Solenis will acquire Diversey in an all-cash transaction valued at an enterprise value of approximately $4.6 billion. Upon completion of the merger, Diversey will become a private company. Under the terms of the agreement, Diversey shareholders (other than shareholders […]

Solenis complets acquisition of the paper chemicals business of Kolb

Solenis has completed its previously announced acquisition of the paper process chemicals business of Kolb Distribution Ltd., a unit of KLK Kolb Group. The deal also includes a long-term supply agreement, in which the KLK Kolb Group will manufacture paper process chemicals exclusively for Solenis. “Bringing together the Kolb team with our consumer solutions business […]

Solenis opens two new virtual center of excellence

Solenis, a leading global producer of specialty chemicals, has opened two new international centers of excellence to help drive more sustainable solutions for the consumer paper packaging industry. One center is virtual, allowing customers to participate remotely in lab experiments, while the other center is in a new facility in Mönchengladbach, Germany. Both centers are […]

Solenis was selected as a US Best Managed Company for the second year in a row

Solenis, a leading global producer of specialty chemicals used in water-intensive industries, is proud to announce it has been selected as a 2022 US Best Managed Company. Sponsored by Deloitte Private and The Wall Street Journal, the program recognizes outstanding U.S. private companies and the achievements of their management teams. The 2022 designees are U.S. […]

Platinum Equity to acquire Solenis for $5.25 billion

Platinum Equity announced today that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Solenis, a leading global producer of specialty chemicals used in water-intensive industries, from Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (“CD&R”) and BASF in a transaction that implies an enterprise value for Solenis of $5.25 billion.   As part of the transaction, Solenis is expected […]

Solenis to increase prices on all water process and pulp & paper product lines

Solenis, a leading global producer of specialty chemicals, will increase prices by 5 to 15 percent on all water treatment, process and pulp & paper product lines across the EMEA region, effective immediately or as customer contracts allow. The price increase is necessary due to the tightening of raw material supply globally and escalating energy, […]

Solenis to increase prices on all paper and process product lines in EMEA

Solenis, a leading global producer of specialty chemicals, will increase prices by 5 to 15 percent on all paper and process product lines across the EMEA region, effective immediately or as customer contracts allow.   The price increase is necessary due to the tightening of raw material supplies globally and escalating energy, packaging, and transportation […]

Solenis to hike prices on wet strenght product lines in EMEA

Solenis, a leading global producer of specialty chemicals, will increase prices by up to 20 percent on all wet strength resins in EMEA, effective immediately or as contracts allow. The price increase is necessary due to lack of raw material availability, escalating key raw material costs and a surge in freight costs that has led […]