Brussels, 29/03/2006 (Agence Europe) - the Commission has cleared the acquisition of the Food Ingredients branch (DFI) of the German company Degussa (food ingredients) by the American Cargill group. Initially concerned about the horizontal overlaps of the parties' activities, the Commission opened a detailed inquiry, which showed that the new entity would continue to face sufficient competition. Cargill and DFI occupy a relatively strong position in the markets for lecithin, which is used as...