Brussels, 11/07/2001 (Agence Europe) - Following an in-depth investigation, the European Commission decided on Wednesday to give the go-ahead to the proposed takeover of Eurodiol and Pantochim, two Belgian chemical companies, by the German firm BASF. The operation will enable BASF to secure greater market shares for certain basic chemical products, but the Commission considers that it will have less of a harmful impact on the market than the closure of the Belgian firms, in situations of...