BRUSSELS PROBES PRESERVATIVE MANUFACTURING TAKEOVER BID
September 1st, 2008
BY KEITH NUTHALL
AN IN depth investigation into the planned acquisition of the Dutch manufacturer of food additive chemicals DSP by US equity company Arsenal, (which controls Velsicol Chemical Corporation), has been opened by the European Commission. Both companies make benzoic acid and sodium benzoate - which are widely used as preservatives in confectionery manufacture
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AN IN depth investigation into the planned acquisition of the Dutch manufacturer of food additive chemicals DSP by US equity company Arsenal, (which controls Velsicol Chemical Corporation), has been opened by the European Commission. Both companies make benzoic acid and sodium benzoate - which are widely used as preservatives in confectionery manufacture
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