Acquisitions and divestments
2019
January 14
2018
December 3
2017
2015
December 8
Kemira acquires certain assets of Polymer Services, LLC headquartered in Plainville, Kansas.September 2
Kemira acquires certain assets of Soto Industries, LLC of Charlotte, North Carolina, USAMay 4
Kemira Oyj completes the acquisition of AkzoNobel paper chemicals2014
May 6
Kemira closes the acquisition of BASF’s global AKD emulsion businessFebruary, 27
Kemira acquires BASF AKD emulsion business2013
October 1
Kemira closes the acquisition of 3F Chimica S.p.ASeptember 20
Kemira acquires Soto Industries Inc. of Vancouver, BC, CanadaJuly 1
Kemira Oyj to acquire 3F Chimica S.p.A., Italy2010
September 6
Kemira acquires Water Elements, LLC in North America2009
September 23
Kemira acquires Akzo Nobel’s iron coagulant business in the Nordic countries2008
November 17
Kemira’s acquisition of Brazilian water treatment company Nheel Química confirmedSeptember 3
Kemira expands its water treatment chemicals business in ChinaSeptember 2
Sachtleben and Kemira Joint VentureSeptember 1
Kemira and Rockwood close joint venture2007
December 3
Acquisition of Arkema’s coagulant business confirmedOctober 1
Kemira to acquire water treatment chemicals company Nheel Química Ltda in BrazilApril 27
Kemira’s acquisition of Chongqing Lanjie Tap Water Materials confirmedApril 23
Acquisition of Brazilian Dalquim’s coagulant business confirmedApril 3
Kemira expands its cosmetics industry presence through acquisition of US-based TRI-K IndustriesMarch 22
Kemira to acquire Arkema’s coagulant business for water treatmentJanuary 16
Kemira expands its water treatment business in BrazilJanuary 11
Second phase of Cytec’s water treatment business acquisition by Kemira confirmed2019
August 9
Kemira Operon, Aquazone, and Suomen Ekolannoite merge to form Operon Group2014
March 6
Kemira Oyj completes the divestment of ChemSolutions’ formic acid business2013
December 23
Kemira Oyj sells ChemSolutions’ formic acid business to Taminco CorporationDecember 11
Kemira Oyj completes the divestment of its coagulant business in BrazilDecember 9
Kemira to sell its Danish distribution business to BrenntagNovember 29
Kemira Oyj sells its coagulant business in Brazil to Bauminas Química LtdaMarch 1
Kemira completes ChemSolutions’ food and pharmaceutical businesses divestment2012
December 14
Kemira Oyj sells ChemSolutions’ food and pharmaceutical businesses to Niacet Corporation2011
December 1
Kemira closes the Maitland hydrogen peroxide plant dealOctober 27
Kemira sells Canadian hydrogen peroxide plant to EvonikOctober 13
Kemira sold Galvatek to Folmer Equity FundMarch 31
Kemira Oyj has sold all its shares in Tikkurila Oyj2010
October 10
Kemira closes the Blankophor (previously German Catec) dealJune 23
Kemira sells fluorescent whitening agents to German Catec GmbHMay 25
Kemira to sell its service company IPOS to a Swedish company Coor Service Management ABApril 30
Kemira to sell its Kokkola sulphuric acid plant to Boliden Kokkola OyMarch 11
Tikkurila listing prospectusFebruary 9
Background information on the separation of Tikkurila2008
May 22
Kemira and Rockwood to form leading TiO2 joint venture2007
December 21
Kemira focuses its businesses in Japan and sells its joint venture company Kemira-Ube LtdMarch 30
Kemira sells industrial service company OnePoint Oy to Kokkolan VoimaFebruary 5
Kemira divests its last fertilizer assets