01/04/2009 (Agence Europe) - On Tuesday 31 March, the European Commission authorised the proposed acquisition of the Spanish company, Azucarera Ebro S.L., by the UK company, Associated British Food Plc (ABF), which owns British Sugar. Despite the risk of slight overlapping in the sale of sugar and two vertical links (on the upstream market for cane raws and the downstream market for yeast using molasses), the Commission reached the conclusion that the operation would not significantly hinder...