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W Canning, the Birmingham-based chemicals company, is being acquired by MacDermid of the US for £89m. 27-Oct-1998 W Canning has sold Levenit Chemical, its Italian lubricants business, to Houghton Europe of the US for £5.7m. 23-Oct-1998 W Canning is looking for a merger partner in order to help fund expansion, and meanwhile it is offering its additives division for sale. 17-Sep-1998 W Canning, the speciality chemicals company, is reorganising its troubled French business by halving the number of personnel at the Eficca aerosol-filling operation, and has also announced plans to open a new factory in Brazil. 08-Jan-1998 W Canning, the speciality chemicals company, has acquired a 48% stake in Taskem, the US surface finishing company, for £1.6m, and plans to follow it up with further expansion in the US. 19-Sep-1997 W Canning, the speciality chemicals concern, has bought Amco Sari, a company that sells combustion improvement additives in France, for £2.1m. 01-Jun-1996
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