Brussels, 03/07/2000 (Agence Europe) - The European Commission has decided to approve the acquisition by the German group BASF of American Cyanamid (1999 turnover $1.67 billion), a phytosanitary subsidiary of American Home Products. The operation will give rise to the third largest phytosanitary company in the world. We recall that this acquisition, which also interested the Bayer, Dupont and Dow Chemical groups, was concluded in March this year for the sum of $3.8 billion in cash. The...