Kentucky, US-headquartered specialty chemicals firm Ashland, recently announced the completion of the sale of its elastomers business, based in Port Neches, Texas, to US synthetic rubber specialist, Lion Copolymer. Financial terms were not disclosed. The elastomers business, which primarily serves…
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