KINGSPORT - Eastman Chemical Co. announced Friday it plans to buy specialty chemical maker Solutia Inc. in a deal valued at $4.7 billion - the largest acquisition in Eastman's history.
"This is the largest thing by far that Eastman Chemical has ever done," Eastman Chairman and CEO Jim Rogers told local media Friday afternoon. "I can tell you we're excited across the board."
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