Tag: Latin

IMCD Acquires Blumos Group, Accelerating Growth in Latin America

Global specialty chemicals distributor IMCD N.V. recently announced it has signed an agreement to acquire 100% of the shares in Importadora y Distribuidora Blumos SpA, Transportes Blumos SpA, Comercial e Industrial Solutec SpA, all in Chile, Sonutra Blumos SAC in Peru and Blumos S.A. in Argentina, jointly referred to as the Blumos Group. The closing […]

AkzoNobel Switches to 100% Renewable Electricity at Facilities in Latin America

AkzoNobel recently announced that all of its manufacturing locations in Latin America are now operating on 100% renewable electricity. The accomplishment further boosts the company’s ambition to reduce carbon emissions across the full value chain by 50% by 2030 (baseline 2018). The milestone – reached late last year – follows on from similar achievements in […]