LyondellBasell receives Chinese antitrust clearance for A. Schulman acquisition

LyondellBasell announced it has received unconditional antitrust clearance from China for its pending $2.25 billion acquisition of A. Schulman, a global supplier of plastic compounds. The transaction is expected to close in the second half of 2018.

“SAMR's clearance for the transaction satisfies one of the conditions for the closing of the pending acquisition.”prnewswire.com

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• prnewswire.comLyondellBasell Receives Chinese Antitrust Clearance for Acquisition of A. SchulmanLyondellBasellMay 22, 2018
• prnewswire.comLyondellBasell Receives EU Antitrust Clearance for Acquisition of A. SchulmanLyondellBasellJun 27, 2018
• packaging-gateway.comEC grants clearance for $2.25bn LyondellBasell-A. Schulman deal News -HemanthJun 29, 2018

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