Wednesday, July 11, 2007

UPDATE 1-Saudi Basic to borrow up to $9 bln, mostly in U.S.

(Reuters) - The debt would help SABIC raise its profile in the United
States, the biggest petrochemical market, after its $11.6
billion purchase of Massachusetts-based GE Plastics.




The acquisition in May was the largest ever announced by a
Gulf Arab investor and SABIC, the world's biggest chemical
company by market value, said at the time it would borrow around
75 percent of the cost.


Read more at Reuters.com Mergers News

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