U S state attorneys general have joined a federal antitrust probe of the planned merger between DuPont and Dow Chemical Co , according to three people familiar with the matter, heightening risks to a deal that could...
Australia watchdog has concerns on Du Pont, Dow merger
Australia’s corporate watchdog said on Thursday it had competition concerns about the planned $130 billion merger between DuPont (DD.N) and Dow Chemical Co (DOW.N) and was in touch with overseas regulators on the...
CCI clears Mitsubishi Chemicals-Chatterjee Group deal
NEW DELHI: The Competition Commission has approved the proposed acquisition of controlling stake in Mitsubishi Chemicals Corporation (MCC) PTA India by Kolkata- based The Chatterjee Group. MCC PTA India is a subsidiary...
Monsanto Talked to Three Other Companies Before Bayer Deal
Monsanto Co. talked to three other companies about potential transactions in the months leading up to its agreement to be acquired by Bayer AG for $65.7 billion, the largest ever agricultural takeover. Details of the...
Aditya Birla Group in talks with IFFCO to sell fertilizer arm
Mumbai: The Aditya Birla Group is again looking to exit its fertilizer business and has begun preliminary talks with Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative Ltd (IFFCO) about a potential sale, two people familiar with the...
Sinochem unit says has no knowledge of merger with ChemChina
Sinochem International Corp (600500.SS), a unit of state-owned Sinochem Group, said on Monday it has received no information regarding a proposed merger of its parent company with rival ChemChina. The two state-owned...
China Planning Merger of Sinochem, ChemChina
China is planning to merge Sinochem Group and China National Chemical Corp. as the government continues its overhaul of state-owned enterprises, according to a person familiar with the matter. Details of the deal, which...
UPL sells entire stake in Bangladesh JV
NEW DELHI: Agro-chemical major UPL has divested its entire stake in its joint venture United Phosphorus (Bangladesh) as part of the company’s plan to reorganize its overseas businesses. “The company has...
Bayer open to buying 26% stake in Monsanto India
MUMBAI: German chemicals conglomerate BayerBSE 3.22 % made an open offer to buy 26% in MonsantoBSE 4.86 % India as part of a global deal. Bayer is acquiring the US-based seed major Monsanto for $66 billion. The open...
Blame Bad Timing: Potash-Agrium Deal Seen Facing Scrutiny
It’s unlikely to be easy sailing when Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan Inc. and Agrium Inc. take their plans to combine and become the world’s top fertilizer company in front of regulators. The blame lies with the timing...
Agrium, Potash Say To Merge Into $36-Bln Crop Fertiliser Giant
Canadian-based rivals Agrium Inc and Potash Corp on Monday said they had agreed to merge to create a $36-billion global crop fertiliser behemoth. The new company will combine potash, nitrogen and phosphate production...
Canada fertilizer merger faces easier approval at home than in U.S.
Canada’s Potash Corp of Saskatchewan (POT.TO) and Agrium Inc (AGU.TO) are more likely to win approval for a potential merger in Canada than the United States, but U.S. rejection of the deal would scuttle it...
