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Yule Catto Yule Catto is to sell James Robinson, the Huddersfield-based manufacturer of photographic chemicals and hair dyes, to Vivimed Labs of India for £11m. 12-Feb-2008 Yule Catto is to close its Holliday Pigments speciality chemicals factory in Hull with the loss of 95 jobs, in order to transfer production to France. 04-Jun-2007 Yule Catto has sold its Reabrook chemical products business in Derbyshire to a management buy-out for £4m, securing the future of 200 jobs. 07-Jun-2006 Yule Catto is in negotiations with third parties to sell its sulphur dioxide derivates business. 03-Jan-2006 Yule Catto has finalised the sale of its Autoclenz car valeting and vehicle preparation business to Autoclenz Holdings for £18m. 05-Dec-2005 Yule Catto is to merge its Stallingborough-based Synthomer latex business with the neighbouring Harco chemical operation in order to reduce overlap, which could lead to the loss of up to 30 jobs. 01-Nov-2001 Yule Catto has bought the remaining 50% stake in Harlow Chemical Company, the supplier of emulsions, from Clariant for £55m, and now plans to expand the business into continental Europe. 08-Aug-2001 Yule Catto is to close its Holliday Dyes & Chemicals factory in Huddersfield in February with the loss of 162 jobs. 13-Nov-2000 Yule Catto is selling its rooflight business to CRH for £39m, in order to reduce debt and increase its focus on speciality chemicals. 28-Mar-2000 Yule Catto is looking to spend up to £170m on the acquisition of speciality chemicals companies this year. 08-Mar-2000 Yule Catto has bought the remaining 50% of the two Synthomer polymer joint ventures in the UK and Germany, from Reichhold for £59m. 01-Dec-1999 Yule Catto is to close the sulphur dye business of its James Robinson subsidiary with the loss of more than 30 jobs in Huddersfield. 21-Nov-1998 Yule Catto has taken control of Holliday Chemical having received 76% acceptances from shareholders following last month's £256m recommended bid. 10-Jan-1998 Yule Catto is acquiring Holliday Chemical, the drugs and dyes specialist, for £255m. 09-Dec-1997 Yule Catto is acquiring PFW Aroma Chemicals in the Netherlands from Hercules of the US for £21m. 10-Dec-1996 Yule Catto, the chemicals and building products concern, is looking for acquisitions that complement its "products, market sectors or management terms". 11-Apr-1996 The information above comes from the UK Activity Report Copyright UK Business Park 1995-2008