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BASF SE has agreed to sell its silicates business, including assets at the Düsseldorf/Holthausen site, to U.S.-based PQ (Malvern, Pa.). The deal is subject to customary regulatory approvals and is expected to close in H2 2026; financial terms were not disclosed.

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BASF agrees to sell silicates business to U.S. firm PQ

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BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany) and PQ (Malvern, Pa.) have signed an agreement for the sale of BASF’s silicates business, including assets at the Düsseldorf/Holthausen site to PQ. Subject to customary closing conditions such as regulatory approvals, the transaction is expected to be completed in H2 2026. The parties have agreed not to disclose the financial […]

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pat 2 months ago
Last time a silicates line changed hands, our water-glass modulus and viscosity shifted just enough to ruin a refractory patch mix until we re-qualified. Any word if PQ will keep the Holthausen SKUs/specs (modulus ~3.2-3.3, low Fe) intact through 2026, or should we start dual-qualifying now?

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