Japanese chemical major DIC to acquire BASF global pigments business for €1.15bn 02-Sep-2019 By Kacey Culliney Japanese fine chemicals specialist DIC Corporation has agreed to purchase BASF’s global pigment business in a multi-billion deal it says will broaden its reach into functional pigments and cosmetics.
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