In 2024, the global chemical industry saw a number of merger and acquisition (M&A) transactions, the largest share of which involved the base and petrochemicals sector, accounting for a share of the overall deal volume. This sector was followed by specialty chemicals, accounting for a share, and distributors and others, which accounted for . The relative weight of these sub-sectors can provide an insight into the different strategies and opportunities that chemical companies pursued in a dynamic and competitive environment that year.
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