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DSM, Cargill Line Up For France's Provimi

27.06.2011 - French animal feed firm Provimi, put up for sale by private equity group Permira, has attracted offers from Dutch firms Nutreco and DSM , U.S. group Cargill and China's New Hope...

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K+S To Sell Fertilizer Unit Compo To Triton

21.06.2011 - German potash miner K+S will sell its garden fertilizer unit Compo to the European private equity investor Triton, K+S announced late on Monday. The deal, which gives Compo an...

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SABIC, Maaden JV Starts Initial Production

20.06.2011 - Saudi Arabian Mining (Maaden) has said its phosphate joint venture with Saudi Basic Industries Corp (SABIC) started initial production on Friday. "Maaden today announces that...

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Uralkali Not In Talks With Belaruskali

20.06.2011 - Uralkali, which recently merged with Silvinit to become Russia's largest potash miner, is not planning to buy Belaruskali, a major Uralkali shareholder said on Friday. "Talks are...

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EU Court Cuts Arkema Acrylic Glass Cartel Fine

08.06.2011 - French chemicals company Arkema won an appeal on Tuesday against a 219.1 million euro EU antitrust fine after Europe's second-highest court said regulators' decision to impose a...

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Lanxess In Talks Over €1 Billion Belgian Buy

01.06.2011 - German rubber chemicals group Lanxess is in talks to buy Belgian chemicals group Taminco from private equity firm CVC for about €1 billion, the Financial Times Deutschland reported...

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Mosaic Completes Split-Off From Cargill

26.05.2011 - Mosaic has completed its recapitalization and split-off from agribusiness giant Cargill. In a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, it said Cargill had...

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Ashland Increases Annual Dividend 17%

19.05.2011 - Chemical maker Ashland raised its quarterly dividend to 17.5 cents a share - up 17% from its prior payout rate. Last month, the company had posted higher-than-expected second...