Ashland Inc. and International Specialty Products Inc. (ISP) announced that Ashland has agreed to acquire privately owned ISP, a global specialty chemical manufacturer of innovative functional ingredients and technologies.
U.S. brewer Goose Island said it had agreed to be taken over by Belgian sector player Anheuser-Busch InBev, to ensure cash needed to expand its distribution in Chicago and the Midwest, as well as to boost production to match consumer demand.