French chemical company Arkema SA has agreed to buy a U.S.-based supplier of mining-additives from Golden Gate Capital for $570 million, according to Bloomberg. Purchasing ArrMaz Custom Chemicals Inc. will add a portfolio of defoamers and other so-called surfactants used in road construction and agrochemicals generating annual sales of $290 million, Arkema said in a statement May 16.
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