# Huntsman and Clariant agree all-stock merger creating $20B chemical group

Huntsman Corp. and Clariant agreed an all-stock merger to create HuntsmanClariant, a specialty chemicals company with combined value of $20 billion and expected sales near $13.2 billion. Clariant shareholders will hold 52 percent of the combined group.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2017-06-15
- Status: announced
- Products: specialty chemicals
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Companies

- [Clariant](https://endata.com/companies/426.md) (target)
- [Huntsman Corp.](https://endata.com/companies/1591.md) (acquirer)

## Sources

- [processingmagazine.com](https://www.processingmagazine.com/news-notes/article/15587085/mergers-acquisitions-expansions-huntsman-and-clariant-merge-emerson-acquires-mynah-spx-flow-opens-new-service-center), 2017-06-15: "Huntsman Corp. and Clariant have agreed to a merger that would create a chemical giant with a combined value of $20 billion."

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