BASF moves closer to Cyanamid deal

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BASF AG is closer to acquiring American Home Products Corp.'s Cyanamid division. BASF would acquire the agricultural products unit for $3.8 billion (3.91 billion euros).

Germany, Pesticides & Other Ag Chemicals, BASF AG, American Home Products Corp., AHP, Pesticides industry, American Cyanamid Co., ACY

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AstraZeneca sells herbicide business to Dow Chemical

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AstraZeneca PLC has reached an agreement to sell off its acetochlor corn herbicide operations to a Dow Chemical Co. division. The deal paves the way for the antitrust approval of the formation of Syngenta AG.

United Kingdom, Herbicides, AstraZeneca PLC, Agricultural chemicals industry, Dow Chemical Co. (Midland, Michigan), DOW, AZN

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Bristol nears deal for DuPont unit, but side issues remain outstanding (Bristol-Myers Squibb Co., bids for DuPont Pharmaceuticals)

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Bristol-Myers Squibb Co., has announced plans to acquire DuPont Co.'s DuPont Pharmaceuticals as part of its plan to concentrate on pharamceuticals business. Bristol-Myers' offer is worth between $7.5 to $8 billion.

Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing, Pharmaceutical preparations, E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Co., Bristol-Myers Squibb Co., BMY, DuPont Pharmaceuticals

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