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Commission gives go-ahead to proposed acquisition of Coryton Refinery by Petroplus

Brussels, 27/04/2007 (Agence Europe) - On Thursday 26 April, the European Commission approved the proposed acquisition of Coryton Refinery, a UK crude oil refinery, by the Swiss based Petroplus Refining and Marketing Limited. Petroplus is a company indirectly owned by Petroplus Holdings AG, which is active principally in refining, storing, marketing, and international trading of crude oil and refined petroleum products.

The Commission's examination of the proposed transaction showed that...

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