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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11658

1 November 2016
Contents Publication in full By article 13 / 21
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS / Competition
Investigation into ChemChina's planned acquisition of Syngenta
Brussels, 31/10/2016 (Agence Europe)

On Friday 28 October, the European Commission announced that it had opened an in-depth investigation into the planned acquisition of Syngenta by ChemChina, two companies each with a broad range of crop protection products with partial overlaps. European Commissioner for Competition Margrethe Vestager explained that the aim of the investigation was to see whether the planned merger would potentially "lead to higher prices or a reduced choice for farmers".

The Commission's initial...

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