Top chemicals mergers and acquisitions of 2026
Every verified merger and acquisition in the chemicals sector in this period, ranked by disclosed value. Updated every morning.
We tracked 15 deals in the chemicals sector in 2026, 10 of them with a disclosed value, worth $37.2bn in total. The largest was Solstice Advanced Materials Inc.'s $14.5bn abandoned bid for Element Solutions Inc, ahead of BASF and Evonik at $11.7bn.
Top chemicals mergers and acquisitions of 2026
- 16 JulSolstice Advanced Materials Inc. → Element Solutions IncSolstice and Element Solutions abandon US$14.5bn materials mergerChemicals / Specialty chemicalsTerminated$14.5bn
- 228 SeptBASF → EvonikEvonik rejects BASF's EUR10.3bn takeover approach as too lowChemicalsIn talks$11.7bn
- 331 MarKKR (KJ005 Co., Ltd.) → Taiyo Holdings Co., Ltd.KKR agrees $3.3bn take-private of Japan's Taiyo HoldingsChemicals / Electronic materialsAgreed$3.3bn
- 49 FebCVC Capital Partners → dsm-firmenich Animal Nutrition & HealthCVC agrees €2.2bn carve-out of dsm-firmenich animal nutrition armChemicals / Animal nutritionAgreed$2.6bn
- 54 FebHenkel AG & Co. KGaA → Stahl GroupHenkel agrees €2.1bn deal for coatings maker StahlChemicals / Specialty coatingsCompleted$2.5bn
- 62 JulYara International ASA → Gulf Coast Ammonia (Texas City plant)Yara agrees US$1.3bn purchase of Texas ammonia plantChemicals / FertilisersAgreed$1.3bn
- 729 JulChina Resources Double-Crane Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. → Lier Chemical Co., Ltd. (23.5% controlling stake)China Resources Double-Crane agrees CNY5.66bn deal for control of Lier ChemicalChemicals / AgrochemicalsAgreed$840m
- 829 MaySamyang Corporation (via Samyang Corporation Japan) → Soda Aromatic Co., Ltd.Samyang buys Soda Aromatic from Toray and Mitsui for ¥41bnChemicals / Flavours and fragrancesCompleted$260m
- 915 OctQingdao Gon Technology (Guoen) → Sichuan Zhongfuneng New Materials Technology (80%)Guoen completes RMB1.5bn purchase of specialty gas maker ZhongfunengChemicals / Electronic specialty gasesCompleted$224m
- 1020 AugIndo Borax & Chemicals Ltd (with Zenrock Chemicals) → Kronox Lab Sciences LimitedIndo Borax agrees INR 2.5bn deal for control of Kronox Lab SciencesChemicals / Speciality fine chemicalsAgreed$26m
- 1124 JunNNS Holding (Cyprus) Limited → OCI N.V.Sawiris vehicle NNS plans €4.10-a-share cash offer for OCIChemicals / Industrial holdingAnnouncedUndisclosed
- 1220 MayPQ → BASF silicates business (Düsseldorf/Holthausen)BASF agrees to sell silicates business to PQChemicals / SilicatesAgreedUndisclosed
- 1320 AprShine I FIP (fund advised by IG4 Capital) → Braskem S.A. (controlling stake)IG4-advised fund agrees to take control of Braskem from NovonorChemicals / PetrochemicalsCompletedUndisclosed
- 1424 FebEPC Groupe → SSE Group civil explosives and drilling & blasting businessesEPC and SSE call off civil explosives combinationChemicals / Civil explosivesTerminatedUndisclosed
- 1516 JanHenkel AG & Co. KGaA → ATP adhesive systems AGHenkel buys Swiss tape maker ATP from ArsenalChemicals / Specialty adhesive tapesCompletedUndisclosed