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Potash Working on China-led Buyout to Top BHP

17.09.2010 - Potash is trying to stitch together a consortium led by China to back a management buyout to trump BHP Billiton's $38.6 billion hostile offer. Potash has said ever since BHP...

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Potash not Considering Large Stake Sale

15.09.2010 - Fertilizer company Potash is not considering a large stake sale to a third party or long-term production sharing agreements as serious options to block a sale to BHP Billiton...

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Potash Potential Speaks Volumes for Sirius

03.09.2010 - Shares in Sirius Exploration, the only London-listed potash company, have kept on rising after an initial boost from the hostile takeover bid for Potash, the world's largest...

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China May Probe BHP's Bid for Potash

01.09.2010 - China may launch an antimonopoly probe into BHP Billiton's $38.6 billion bid for Canada's Potash, the China Business News said on Wednesday, citing a source familiar with the...

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No Threat From Potash Bid Battle

30.08.2010 - Potash miner K+S is specialised enough to weather any takeover of Canadian rival Potash and survive as a standalone entity, the German firm's finance director told a newspaper...

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Glencore Profit Surges on Metals Price Rebound

26.08.2010 - Switzerland's Glencore International, the mining and commodities trading giant, said on Thursday first half net income jumped 42%, spurred by a sharp rise in metal prices. Revenues...

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Potash Holds Talks With Sinochem

24.08.2010 - Potash has held discussions with China's Sinochem, said a source close to the matter on Monday, as the Canadian fertilizer producer looks for options to BHP Billiton's $38.6...

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Potash Sales and Market Overview

23.08.2010 - BHP Billiton's $39 billion hostile bid for Canada's Potash Corp has shone a spotlight on the mineral, a key ingredient in fertilizers. Below is an overview of the current market...