clariant ag said tuesday that it has signed definitive agreements to buy the us attapulgite business assets of basf se for 60 million the transaction should be completed next summer and will be paid in cash the swiss chemicals group said basfs attapulgite business has operations in georgia and florida clariant said in 2020 it generated sales of about 36 million the transaction will accrete to the natural resources ebitda earnings before interest taxes depreciation and amortization margin profile and will support clariant on its path towards its recently announced 2025 targets the company said