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CF raises Terra bid again - this time by $475m 7 Dec 2009
The fertilizer group lifts its offer for its rival to $4.6bn as a deadline on financing approaches |
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Opinion: CF boss gets half way to proving his case 28 Jul 2009
Stephen Wilson has shown a skilled hand in managing the fertilizer group. Yet CF still deserves the discount that investors attribute it |
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CF wins key fight in battle to buy rival Terra 20 Nov 2009
CF Industries has three nominees voted on to the Terra board, whose chairman is voted off, potentially easing the path to sealing its bid |
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Terra expands board to keep predator CF at bay 23 Nov 2009
The nitrogen group rejects a renewed $4bn CF approach and expands its board to allow the three directors voted off on Friday to climb back on |
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Mosaic miss sends farm shares sharply lower 2 Oct 2008
Shares in agriculture companies slumped after Mosaic, the US fertiliser company, said it was cutting phosphate production in response to flagging dema |
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Potash groups may enjoy upgrade 'super-cycle' 8 Jan 2010
ICAP holds out the potential of a rapid improvement in hopes for potash groups following China's import deal. But other analysts disagree |
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D1 Oils shares soar 50% as suitors circle 13 Nov 2009
The flagging jatropha specialist gets swept up in the sector's consolidation wave, receiving several "preliminary and conditional" approaches |
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Potash price collapse 'puts new mines at risk' 13 Aug 2009
K+S, the German fertilzer giant, slashes 10m tonnes from its forecast for global potash use this year and warns of further industry cuts |
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Opinion: PotashCorp bid looks too much for BHP 9 Apr 2009
BHP is in the market for deals, has raised $6bn of firepower, and wants to get big in potash. But PotashCorp looks a risky target |
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Terra sidesteps showdown with CF 15 Apr 2009
Terra has exploited a recent change in state law to delay its annual meeting, and avoid a confrontation with its potential acquirer |
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UBS cuts potash price outlook, citing credit fears 15 Dec 2011
UBS ditches expectations of potash prices rising in 2012 and beyond, saying that, in the long-term, they may fall back to $300 a tonne |
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China seals potash deal, raising pressure on India 29 Jun 2011
China agrees to its second rise in potash costs this year, as India continues to hold out for a more modest price increase |
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