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July 11, 2008

Ashland to Buy Hercules for $3.3 Billion

Kerri Walsh

Ashland has agreed to buy Hercules for $3.3 billion, valued at $23.01/share.  Ashland will create three core specialty chemical businesses from the deal: specialty additives and ingredients, paper and water technologies, and specialty resins....

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