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We pride ourselves on our deep chemicals and industrial products sector knowledge. Many of our lawyers are scientists and engineers, and are intimately familiar with the risks and opportunities facing the industry.
We have experience untangling some of the most complex matters and disputes in the world for chemical and industrial powerhouses. Working across legal disciplines, jurisdictions and industry sectors, our teams collaborate seamlessly to advise you and your teams on the issues most critical to your organization, including:
- product safety requirements
- health and environmental regulation
- cybersecurity
- the need to unlock new potential in emerging markets
- establishing and maintaining production facilities in low cost markets through subsidiaries and joint ventures
- accessing new capital to expand or improve production facilities to increase capacity
- supply chain development, management, and disruptions
- Environment, Social, and Governance (ESG) regulations and issues, including the transition to energy-efficient/green operations
Our capabilities at a glance
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Hear from our clients and industry leaders
The whole team is super smart. They are all really easy to work with and then know our business inside out. They come to us proactively with issues and are incredibly responsive.
Chambers & Partners, UK Guide, 2025
An intellectually brilliant and commercially astute public law team. One of the very best in the city.
Chambers & Partners UK 2025
Hogan Lovells has a high capability in solving complex issues that involve both legal and technical perspectives.
Chambers & Partners, Germany, 2025
The lawyers are just experts. They are there when you need them and happy to entertain all my questions. They understand the wider context and the politics and sensitivities of it.
Chambers & Partners, UK 2025
Representative experience
Represented PPG Industries in the US$2.3bn acquisition of paint and coating manufacturer Consorcio Comex, S.A. de C.V.
Advised German chemicals maker BASF with the Chinese merger filing for the company's €3.1bn acquisition of rival Cognis.
Advising on the IP transfer and licensing provisions in the joint venture between Bosch and Danfoss in the field of compressor technology.
Seizing and obtaining evidence for Solvay in relation to patent infringement abroad by Neo.
Advising a Sino-Russian chemical company in the enforcement of a Chinese arbitration award in Hong Kong court.
Representing Venezuelan petrochemical company in ICC arbitration proceedings in concerning the construction of a US$750m plant in Venezuela.
Advising National Chemical Group and Mitsui on the development of a US$3.5bn ammonia plant, including drafting and procurement of EPC contracts.
Representing major coatings companies in patent infringement and trade secret litigations in myriad federal district courts.
Advising a Mexican state-owned petrochemical entity on the development of an olefins and derivatives complex based on natural gasoline feedstock.
Assisting two major chemical companies in regulations applicable to animal and human food ingredients derived through modern biotechnology.
Representing major chemical manufacturer in the self-disclosure and administrative settlement of air permit exceedances at an adhesives facility.
Advising chemical industry trade association on development and implementation of RCRA corrective action, land disposal restrictions, and permit programs.
Representing a leading chemicals manufacturer in a number of disputes regarding the enforcement of long-term supply agreements in the solar industry.
Advised Sojitz Corporation on its joint venture with Braskem S.A. to produce and market bioMEG (monoethylene glycol) and bioMPG (monopropylene glycol).
Advised Covestro AG on the sale of its additive manufacturing business to US-Israeli Stratasys Group.
Advising PPG on its US$1.15bn acquisition of Ennis‑Flint and in the US$2.3bn acquisition of paint and coating manufacturer Consorcio Comex, S.A. de C.V.
Represented PPG Industries in a multi-year patent infringement dispute against Sherwin-Williams Co. over beverage can coatings.
Secured a major win for BASF in one of the largest patent disputes in the U.S. involving 350 claims from 17 patents and five different patent families.
Advised Mabanaft GmbH & Co KG in a joint venture with Starwood Energy Group to non-recourse project financing for Gulf Coast Ammonia to build its world-scale anhydrous ammonia plant in Texas.
Advising sponsors on the development of a process plant and associated infrastructure for production of sugar, potable ethanol and power in Sri Lanka.
Advised BASF on combining its paper and water chemicals business with U.S. specialty chemical company Solenis.
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