Industrial Minerals


Mexichem to acquire Ineos Fluor

03 February 2010

by Mark Watts

Takeover will combine fluorspar miner with downstream chemicals production

Keywords: Ineos, Mexichem, fluorspar, fluorochemicals

Ineos Group, the UK-based chemicals giant, has agreed to sell its fluorochemicals business to Mexican fluorspar producer Mexichem Fluor SA. for $350m.

 

The deal includes all Ineos Fluor operations in North America, Europe and Asia which, after the transaction, will have an annual sales revenue of $500m., according to Ineos.

 

Mexichem’s total mine capacity will...