Bayer to sell chemicals unit Currenta for €3.5 billion
By DW
08 August 2019 |
9:27 am
The sale is part of Bayer's plan to divest from non-strategic ventures, after its purchase of US firm Monsanto. Bayer has been dogged by a wave of lawsuits after the merger, which has sent its shares tumbling.
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