Settembre 15, 2008 EcoAnemia
Basf rileva Ciba
[…]BASF, the world’s largest chemicals company, agreed to buy Ciba Holding AG in a transaction valued at 6.1 billion Swiss francs ($5.5 billion) to expand in specialty products.
BASF will pay 50 francs in cash for each Ciba share, 32 percent more than the closing price on Sept. 12 […]
[…]”With the acquisition of Ciba, BASF is strengthening its portfolio and expanding its leading position in specialty chemicals with products and services for a variety of customer industries” the German company said in the statement.[…]
[…]Ciba transforms crude oil derivatives such as ethylene into pigments, plastic additives and dyes. The company is the world’s biggest maker of colors for plastics[…]
[…]Ciba is cutting 2,500 jobs, or 16 percent of the workforce, by 2009 and targets savings of as much as 500 million Swiss francs[…]
Fonte : Bloomberg
Ciba, in crisi strutturale da anni e con un business che si è andato deteriorando nel tempo per i costi sempre più alti che hanno eroso i già magri utili, alla fine è stata rilevata da uno dei suoi più grandi concorrenti storici.
Almeno in questo caso, le leggi del libero mercato hanno avuto la loro giusta causa.
