Arkema buys US mining chemical maker for $570m
Purchasing ArrMaz Custom Chemicals Inc. will add a portfolio of defoamers and other so-called surfactants also used in road construction and agrochemicals.
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De Beers, Namibia to spend $468m on world’s first custom-built diamond searching ship
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Tesla is turning rivals into roadkill – even in China
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US Senate moves forward on plan to develop electric vehicle supply chain
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Condor Gold losses narrow as progress at La India pays off
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Chile’s Codelco strikes labor deal with supervisors at Salvador mine
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Trump administration opens up Minnesota wilderness area to copper mining
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