The consumer push for greener, safer plastics has prompted Eastman Chemical Co., with the help of its lawyers at Jones Day, to acquire a company that produces phthalate-free compounds that make plastic and other materials more flexible.

Jones Day partner William B. Rowland, who led the firm’s legal team, said his client will close the all-cash deal to purchase Rosemont, Ill.-based Genovique Specialties Corp. as soon as it gets antitrust approval. “It could close as early as next month,” he said.

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