Mexico’s Alpek acquires BASF’s LatAm polystyrene assets

Alpek, Mexico’s largest petrochemical company, has acquired assets from German counterpart BASF, with help from US firm Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, Chile’s Carey, Brazil’s Mattos Filho, Veiga Filho, Marrey Jr e Quiroga Advogados and Argentina’s Mitrani Caballero Ojam & Ruiz Moreno.