(AFX UK Focus) 2010-06-20 12:41 Cognis owners spurn higher Lubrizol offer -sources

FRANKFURT, June 20 (Reuters) – The private-equity owners of chemicals group Cognis have cold-shouldered a takeover offer from Lubrizol even though it was higher than that of favoured bidder BASF, sources familiar with the matter told Reuters. Lubrizol, a U.S. maker of specialty plastics and engine-oil additives, has made a bid worth about 3.2 billion euros ($4.0 billion) including assumed debt …

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