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20 Special Chemicals: Bibliography

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46. Lotte Chemical (2022) Business Overview, accessed 08 December 2022
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47. Advent International (2022) Advent International and Wilbur-Ellis announce the merger of their life sciences and specialty chemicals solutions businesses to form a leading global value-add distribution platform with unique positions in high-growth regions and combined sales of around EUR 3 billion, accessed 08 December 2022
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48. Apollo Global Management (2021) Apollo Hybrid Value to Invest in Standard Industries Holdings’ Acquisition of Grace, accessed 08 December 2022
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51. Bencis Capital Partners (2022) Höfer Chemie is an online retailer and manufacturer of household specialty chemicals, accessed 09 December 2022
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