FMC Corporation Completes Acquisition of Hydrocolloid Ingredients Business from International Specialty Products

    PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 18 /EMWNews/ -- FMC Corporation (NYSE:

FMC) announced today the company has completed the acquisition of the

hydrocolloid ingredients business of International Specialty Products

(ISP). Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. ISP's hydrocolloid

ingredients business had revenues of approximately $80 million in 2007.



    FMC Corporation is a diversified chemical company serving agricultural,

industrial and consumer markets globally for more than a century with

innovative solutions, applications and quality products. The company

employs approximately 5,000 people throughout the world. The company

operates its businesses in three segments: Agricultural Products, Specialty

Chemicals and Industrial Chemicals.



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