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Environment

Terra Rejects CF Takeover Bid

by Melody Voith
February 2, 2009 | A version of this story appeared in Volume 87, Issue 5

Terra Industries has rejected an unsolicited, all-stock bid worth $2.1 billion from rival fertilizer maker CF Industries. Terra's board said that the offer "substantially undervalues" the company and that a deal would not be in the best interests of its shareholders. However, CF says it is "committed to a combination and will now consider its options." If a deal is completed, it would create the world's largest producer of nitrogen fertilizers, with capacity of 6.3 million tons per year.

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