Kingsport-Based Eastman Chemical Company Has Announced Its Wholly Owned Subsidiary, Taminco Bvba Will Be Acquiring The Remaining 50-Percent Of Shares Of Te An Ling Tian Fine Chemical Company Ltd. The Move Is Part Of A Joint Venture With Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company Incorporated And Other Japanese Investors. The China Based Facility Manufactures Solvents And Other Chemicals. This Will Expand The Care Chemicals And Energy Businesses Of Eastman’s Additives & Functional Products Segment. The Acquisition Is Expected To Be Completed In The First Quarter Of 2017.