Byron Smith, Director Strategy and Transformation, AkzoNobel Pulp and Performance Chemicals

Apr 24, 2013 14:00 CEST AkzoNobel Pulp and Performance Chemicals (formerly Eka Chemicals) today announced that it has agreed to divest its water treatment business, Purate. The prospective buyer is US based Ecolab Inc. The parties have signed an agreement under which Ecolab will begin operating the business upon completion of the proposed transaction. This is anticipated to occur early June, 2013, subject to ...