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... As Spanish Business Changes Hands

January 7, 2008 | A version of this story appeared in Volume 86, Issue 1

Barcelona-based La Seda has acquired Interquisa, a subsidiary of the Spanish oil company Cepsa, in a deal valued at roughly $760 million. La Seda's purchase involves Spanish plants for purified terephthalic acid (PTA) and purified isophthalic acid (PIA), both raw materials for polyethylene terephthalate; a PTA plant in Canada; and PTA and PIA technology. La Seda says the purchase helps implement its corporate strategy of vertical integration. As part of the deal, Cepsa will take a 12% stake in La Seda.

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