Industrial Minerals


Israel’s ICL buys US phosphate chemicals producer Halox

04 October 2011

by Alex Feytis

Subsidiary ICL Performance Products eyes N & S American expansion through takeover

Keywords: ICL, Israel Chemicals, Halox, chemicals, potash, fertiliser

Israel Chemicals Ltd (ICL) has acquired speciality phosphate-based chemicals producer Halox through its subsidiary ICL Performance Products LP (ICL-PP), Halox announced.

 

Halox, an Indiana-based division of US-based Hammond Group Inc., produces speciality phosphate-based, corrosion inhibitor products for the paints and coatings industry.

“This acquisition will extend our...