Clariant reconfirms commitment to merger with Huntsman

Clariant's Board reconfirmed its commitment to the planned merger of equals with Huntsman, despite opposition from shareholder White Tale Holdings, stating the deal creates one of the largest global specialty chemicals groups.

“The proposed merger is a continuation of Clariant's strategy of becoming a world leader in specialty chemicals.”clariant.com

• 2 sources
• clariant.comClariant reconfirms its full commitment to the planned merger of equals between Huntsman and Clariant and reiterates its strong strategic rationaleClariant Ltd.Sep 19, 2017
• laliberte.chSpécialités chimiques. Clariant confirme vouloir fusionner avec Huntsman | La Libertéjs, lpSep 20, 2017

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