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Mergers & AcquisitionsBentley acquires modeling software company Acute3DFebruary 10, 2015 Bentley Sys-tems, Inc. (Exton, Pa.; www.bentley.com) has acquired Acute3D (Val-bonne; France; www.acute3d.com), a provider of software for reality mod-eling. Acute3Ds software automates the generation of high-resolution, three-dimensional representations from digital photographs.

Thermo Fisher Scientific acquires Advanced Scientifics

February 5, 2015 Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (Waltham, Mass.; www.thermofisher.com) has acquired Ad-vanced Scientifics, Inc. (ASI; Millers-burg, Pa.; www.asius.com) for $300 million. ASI designs, manufactures and delivers single-use systems and equipment for the preparation, pro-cessing, storage and transportation of biopharmaceuticals.

W.R. Grace to split into two separate companies

February 5, 2015 W.R. Grace & Co. (Columbia, Md.; www.grace.com) has announced a plan to separate into two independent companies. The two companies, to be named prior to closing, will be New Grace, comprised of Graces Catalysts Technologies and Mate-rials Technologies business seg-ments, and New GCP, comprised of Graces Construction Products business segment and the Darex packaging business.

Johnson Matthey and Anellotech to jointly develop catalytic systems February 4, 2015 Anellotech Inc. (Pearl River, N.Y.; www.anellotech.com) and Johnson Matthey plc (Lon-don; www.matthey.com) will co-de-velop advanced catalyst systems for Anellotechs Catalytic Fast Pyrolysis Process for producing bio-based benzene, toluene and para-xylene.

FMC sells Alkali Chemicals business to Tronox for $1.64 billion

February 4, 2015 Tronox Ltd. (Stamford, Conn.; www.tronox.com) has signed a definitive agreement to acquire FMC Corp.s (Philadelphia, Pa.; www.fmc.com) Alkali Chemicals business for $1.64 billion.

Lubrizol acquires Brazilian coatings company EcoQuimica

February 2, 2015 The Lubrizol Corp. (Wickliffe, Ohio; www.lubrizol.com) has acquired So Paulo-based EcoQuimica Industria e Comercio Produtos Quimica Ltda., a manu-facturer and supplier of coatings technology. EcoQuimica is now part of Lubrizol Advanced Materi-als, reporting to the Performance Coatings business.

Solvay to divest Frankfurt-based refrigerant business to Daikin January 30, 2015 Solvay S.A. will sell its refrigerant and pharma propel-lants business based in Frankfurt, am Main Germany, to Daikin Industries, Ltd. (Osaka, Japan; www.daikin.com). The divestiture comes as Solvay in-creases focus on fluorine specialties and high-purity chemicals. Mary Page Bailey

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