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          : Grace Oh                     20-21 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia     : +65 6345 5701                         CONSOLIDATION
        : +65 6346 9147                 10th ICIS Asian Surfactants Conference   : Angelia@cmtsp.com.sg
        : Grace@cmtsp.com.sg            ICIS                                 : Cmtevents.com/aboutevent.            Methanex buying OCI Global’s methanol business
          : Cmtevents.com/aboutevent.       : Nicol Lange                  aspx?ev=241127&
          aspx?ev=241022&                 : +020 7911 1393                                                          for over $2-bn
                                          : Nicol.lange@icis.com          December 2024
       8-10 | Milan, Italy                  : Events.icis.com/website/14105  2-5 | Muscat, Oman                         Canadian methanol producer Methanex                              value by acquiring two highly attractive
       CPHI Milan                                                          18th Annual GPCA Forum                    said it will acquire Dutch green fuel-                              North American methanol assets that will
       Informa Markets                   21-23 | Dhaka, Bangladesh         Gulf Petrochemical and Chemicals          maker OCI Global’s methanol business                                further  strengthen  our global  production
          : Nidhi Narain                 C3M Exhibition – Colorants, Chemi-  Association (GPCA)                      in a $2.05-bn deal.                                                 base and we expect it will be immediately
          : +31-20708 1600               cals, Compliance & Machinery         : Jhoanna Kilat                                                                                            accretive to free cash fl ow per share,” said
        : N.narain@defacto.co.uk        SDC International India Private Limited    : +971 4 451 0666 - Ext. 122       The deal includes $1.15-bn in cash, the                          Mr. Rich Sumner, President and CEO of
          : Cphi.com/europe/en/registration.html   : Yogesh Gaikwad         : Forumregistration@gpca.org.ae         issuance of 9.9 million shares of Methanex                          Methanex. “The Beaumont plants benefi t
                                          : Connect@sdcil.com                : Gpcaforum.com/                       valued at $450-mn, it said, adding that it is                       from access to North America’s abundant
       November 2024                        : +91-92234 50584                                                        taking on about $450-mn in debt and leases.                         and favourably-priced supply of natural
       5-7 | Bangkok, Thailand              : Sdcil.com/c3m-bangladesh     10-12 | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia              OCI will become the second-largest share-                           gas feedstock, and are expected to increase
                                                                                                                     holder of Methanex, with about 13% of  tion and marketing business, along with  our  global  methanol  production  by  over
       In-cosmetics Asia                                                   CPHI Middle East                          the company.                      a currently idled methanol facility in the  20%,” he added.
       Reed Exhibitions Limited          25-26 | Singapore                 Tahaluf “An Informa Company”                                                Netherlands, Methanex said.
          : Pallavi Oak                  21st Phenol/Acetone & Derivatives    : Menna Tarek                             “We are pleased with the opportunity                                OCI’s ammonia production provides
        : +91-22 6771 6607              Conference                         : Menna.tarek@informa.com               to achieve a signifi cant ownership position   The  fi rst  Beaumont  facility  has  an  Methanex with a low-risk entry into a new
          : +91-99873 85741                 : Angelia Lim                     : Cphi.com/middle-east/en/home.html    and  are  highly  confi dent  in  Methanex’s  annual production capacity of 910,000  and synergistic commodity in an adjacent
          : In-cosmetics.com/asia/en-gb.html                                                                         ability to create enduring value for share-  tonnes of methanol and 340,000 tonnes of  and complementary segment to methanol
                                                                                                                     holders. As the global leader committed  ammonia. This plant was restarted in 2011  with similar feedstock-based advantages,
       10-14 | Bangkok, Thailand                                                                                     to safety and operational excellence, we  and since that time the plant has been up-  the company said.
       IFEAT 2024 Bangkok Conference                                                                                 identifi ed Methanex as the natural owner  graded with $800-million of capital for full
       The International Federation of                   INDIA                                                       of OCI Methanol at the outset of our stra-  site refurbishment and debottlenecking.   As part of the transaction, Methanex
       Essential Oils and Aroma Trades                                                                               tegic process, which we initiated in the  The second facility in Beaumont, opera-  expects to achieve approximately $30-mn
       Ltd. (IFEAT)                                                                                                  spring of 2023,” stated Mr. Nassef Sawiris,  ted by the joint venture Natgasoline, was  of annual cost synergies from lower logis-
        : +44-(0)-1707 245826                                                                                       Executive Chairman of OCI.        commissioned in 2018 and has an annual  tics costs and lower selling, general and
        : Contact@ifeat.org                                                                                                                           capacity of 1.7-million tonnes of metha-  administrative expenses.
          : Conference.ifeat.org                                                                                        The transaction includes OCI’s interest  nol, of which Methanex’s share will be
                                                                                                                                                                                            OCI had sold its clean ammonia project
       12-13 | Coventry, UK                                            R                   R                         in two methanol facilities in Beaumont,  850,000 tonnes.            in Texas  to Australia’s Woodside  Energy
                                                                                                                     Texas, one of which also produces ammo-
       SCS Formulate                                                                                                 nia, and a low-carbon methanol produc-  “This is a unique opportunity to create  for $2.35-bn earlier in August this year.
       Society of Cosmetic Scientists
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        : +44-(0)-1582 726661                                                                                       C  Pharma expands ophthalmic portfolio with new
        : Gem.bektas@scs.org.uk
          : Scsformulate.co.uk/                                                                                      API launch

       13-15 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia                                                                                   C   Pharma, the Ireland-based  ber 2024 and the API dossier for Brazil  Mr. James Lawler, General Manager of
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       TZMI Congress 2024                                                                                            maker of ophthalmic and niche active  (DIFA) in December 2024.      C  Pharma. “With the addition of SMS
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       TZ Minerals International Pty. Ltd.                                                                           pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs), has                              Lifesciences, we can speed up the roll-
          : Tracey McBain                                                                                            launched its latest  API,  naphazoline   Naphazoline  HCl is  effective  in  out of our ophthalmic  API pipeline.
        : Congress@tzmi.com                                                                                         hydrochloride.                    alleviating red eyes and nasal congestion,  The plan is to accelerate  the delivery
                                                       29       30     APRIL 2025                                                                      making it suitable for both prescription  of high-quality and best cost-to-quality
       19-21 | Singapore                                               HALL 2, 3 & 6 | BEC | MUMBAI                     The validation campaign for napha-  and  over-the-counter  products. This  active pharmaceutical ingredients  to
       Process Innovation Asia-Pacifi c                                                                               zoline  HCl was completed  in June  API will be produced by the company’s  the  global  market  with the  upcoming
       Constellar Holdings Pte. Ltd.                                                                                 2024,  and  a  Certifi cate  of  Suitability  CMO partner, SMS Lifesciences.   release of  Timolol Maleate, Dorzola-
        : +65 6403 2160/+65 6822 2616                                                                               (CEP) is already under approval while  “GMP samples are now available  mide, and Brinzolamide over the next
        : Processinnovation@constellar.co                                                                           the US-Drug  Master File (US-DMF)  to our  customers worldwide to sup-  24 months,” added Mr. Andrew Badrot,
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          : Processinnovationapac.com/sg                                                                             is planned for submission by Novem-  port their validation efforts,” said  CEO of C  Pharma.

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