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The Pigment Industry’s Changing Landscape

Major acquisitions by Heubach (Clariant Pigments), DIC (BASF Color & Effects) are latest changes to the evolving world of pigments.

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By: DAVID SAVASTANO

Contributing Editor, Coatings World and Ink World, Coatings World and Ink World Magazine

In the last few weeks, we saw two huge announcements regarding the pigment industry. First, DIC Corporation, parent company of Sun Chemical, expects its acquisition of BASF Colors & Effects to be completed by June 30, 2021. The acquisition was first announced back in 2019; the purchase price was €1.15 billion $1.34 billion). DIC reported that BASF Colors & Effects sales were approximately €1 billion ($1.2 billion) in 2018, with a corresponding EBIDTA of €120 million. At the time of the m...

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