Brussels, 21/06/2007 (Agence Europe) - On 20 June, the European Commission granted clearance to the proposed acquisition of Wolff Walsrode of Germany by Dow Chemical Corporation of the US. The Commission noted that Dow and Wolff are both active on the markets for cellulose ethers (synthetic plastics made from cellulose). Their product ranges overlap only in methylcellulose (“MC”) and derivatives (“MC&D”), which are commercially the most significant cellulose ethers. MC&D are mainly...