Fair trade regulator CCI has concluded that the proposed merger between Dow Chemical Company and DuPont is likely to have an “appreciable adverse impact on competition”. A public scrutiny of the mega deal...
Chemical and Fertiliser
Murugappa Group’s Coromandel in talks to buy Nagarjuna Fertilizers
The Murugappa Group’s Coromandel InternationalBSE 2.74 %, India’s biggest private-sector Phosphatic fertiliser company, is in talks to buy key urea producer Nagarjuna Fertilizers and Chemicals in one of the largest such...
Bayer, Monsanto start $2.5 billion asset sale to get merger clearance: sources
German drug and crop chemical maker Bayer and U.S. seeds company Monsanto are launching asset sales worth roughly $2.5 billion as they seek regulatory clearance for their $66 billion merger, people close to the matter...
Rentokil Initial forms a JV with Pest Control of India
Rentokil Initial has entered into a joint venture with Pest Control of India and acquired 57% stake in the JV, the company said Tuesday. As part of the transaction, both companies will merge its Indian business into the...
EU regulators set to clear Dow, DuPont deal: sources
Dow Chemical (DOW.N) and DuPont (DD.N) are set to win EU antitrust approval for their $130 billion merger, two people familiar with the matter said on Wednesday, one of three mega deals in the agrochemicals industry...
Lohias of Indorama eye Kumar Mangalam Birla’s fertiliser arm Indo Gulf for $500-600 million
After initiating the Rs 60,000 crore mega-merger between Grasim and the diversified Aditya Birla NuvoBSE 1.30 % and a potential alliance between Idea Cellular and Vodafone to create India’s largest telco, Kumar Mangalam...
China’s Sinochem in early talks to buy stake in Noble Group – sources
China’s state-owned Sinochem is in early talks with Noble Group to buy an equity stake in the embattled trader, three sources familiar with the matter said, in a move that would help it gain access to the...
Syngenta sees ChemChina takeover closing in the second-quarter
Swiss pesticides and seeds group Syngenta (SYNN.S) pushed back the expected closure of its agreed $43 billion takeover by ChemChina [CNNCC.UL] to the second quarter of 2017, but said it was making progress in winning...
EU set to approve ChemChina’s $43 billion bid for Syngenta: sources
ChemChina [CNNCC.UL] is set to secure conditional EU antitrust approval for its $43 billion bid for Swiss pesticides and seeds group Syngenta (SYNN.S), the largest foreign acquisition by a Chinese company, two people...
Actelion, Syngenta takeovers set to shake up Swiss SMI index
The looming foreign takeovers of biotech group Actelion and agrochemicals firm Syngenta look set to trigger the biggest shake-up in the Swiss blue-chip SMI index.SSMI in years just as passive investing makes membership...
EU regulators delay ChemChina/Syngenta merger decision to April 12
European Union antitrust regulators have extended the deadline for a decision on ChemChina’s proposed buy of Swiss pesticides and seeds group Syngenta by 10 working days to April 12. Syngenta said in a statement...
Insecticides India ties up with Japanese firm Nihon Nohyaku
Agrochemicals firm Insecticides India LtdBSE 4.67 % (IIL) today said it has tied up with Japan’s Nihon Nohyaku Co Ltd for launching of new generation insecticides for different crops under the brand name SUZUKA...
