BRUSSELS CLEARS CREATION OF NEW MAJOR SLAUGHTERHOUSE WASTE JOINT VENTURE IN GERMANY
December 1st, 2012
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Commission has today (Friday) cleared the creation of an international slaughterhouse waste disposal joint venture between Germany's Tönnies and US-based international group OSI. Brussels approved the deal without conditions using its fast-tack competition approval procedures. Both companies produce, process and supply meat products and the new joint venture will be based in Germany - called Proteinunion GmbH. A Commission communique noted: "The new joint venture will process, utilize and dispose of cattle slaughterhouse ...
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