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Mergers & Acquisitions

Umicore buys Evonik’s metathesis IP

by Alex Scott
July 19, 2019 | A version of this story appeared in Volume 97, Issue 29

Umicore will acquire Evonik Industries’ intellectual property for metathesis chemistry and cross-coupling catalysis for an undisclosed sum. Metathesis chemistry is suitable for making complex molecules required by pharmaceutical and fine chemical companies and more, Umicore says. The deal follows Umicore’s purchase of Materia’s olefin metathesis catalyst business in 2018 for $27 million. In 2017, Materia lost a legal case in the US against Evonik relating to the validity of its metathesis patents.

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