亚什兰完成与英力士的交易，以10.15亿美元出售复合材料业务和德国马尔丁二醇工厂

2019 年 9 月 3 日，肯塔基州卡温顿市（全球通社）——亚什兰全球控股公司 (NYSE: ASH) 今日宣布完成与英力士公司 (INEOS) 的交易，以10.15美元出售复合材料业务（不包括Maleic业务）和德国马尔丁二醇工厂。此次业务出售的净收入总额约为 9.3 亿美元。亚什兰此前已偿还 4 亿多美元的债务，预计本周末将再偿还 5 亿美元。

亚什兰董事会主席及首席执行官武威忠 (Bill Wulfsohn) 表示：“复合材料业务和马尔工厂的成功出售，会让我们集中全力，向着顶级特种化学品公司迈进。我们也相信，此次交易，加上在成本削减上付出的努力，亚什兰将实现更加可持续的盈利增长，为股东创造更大价值。”

在此次交易中，花旗担任亚什兰的财务顾问，Squire Patton Boggs LLP担任法律顾问。

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