在陶氏以180億美元購(gòu)買羅門哈斯（Rohm and Haas）公司，亞什蘭（Ashland）以33億美元收購(gòu)海格利斯（Hercules）公司后，面對(duì)風(fēng)云變換的行業(yè)前景，有報(bào)道稱德國(guó)化學(xué)生產(chǎn)商巴斯夫正考慮收購(gòu)格雷斯和它還沒(méi)有破產(chǎn)的公司。
泰晤士報(bào)星期三報(bào)道了巴斯夫的資產(chǎn)負(fù)債表及公司對(duì)未來(lái)增長(zhǎng)的展望，稱其有意向收購(gòu)美國(guó)Rockwood化學(xué)和德國(guó)Cognis GmbH公司，對(duì)此官方拒絕評(píng)論。但是七月初期集團(tuán)CEO Juergen Hambrecht曾向投資者表示，他期待化學(xué)部分有更多的整合。
巴斯夫?qū)φ勁胁⒉荒吧?，它曾?jīng)在2006年花費(fèi)將近100億美元收購(gòu)催化劑制造商 Engelhard公司，Degussa AG和CropDesign NV的建筑材料業(yè)務(wù)，還有樹(shù)脂制造商Johnson Polymer。
位于哥倫比亞的格雷斯建立于十八世紀(jì)五十年代，他的建立者是愛(ài)爾蘭移民，曾經(jīng)的紐約市市長(zhǎng)William Russell Grace。公司經(jīng)過(guò)多年的經(jīng)營(yíng)由一個(gè)海運(yùn)公司轉(zhuǎn)為化學(xué)公司，曾經(jīng)一度主要集中在米勒釀酒（Miller Brewing）公司。對(duì)于這個(gè)公司來(lái)說(shuō)售賣將是格雷斯最好的結(jié)局。
格雷斯近些年的表現(xiàn)動(dòng)蕩不已，包括石棉礦責(zé)任和水污染事件，電影《公民行動(dòng)》（A Civil Action）即是以此事件為背景拍攝。在2001年四月格雷斯申請(qǐng)了破產(chǎn)重組來(lái)處理它超過(guò)10億美元石棉礦責(zé)任和各種環(huán)境保護(hù)罰款。
附英文：
Report: BASF could pursue W.R. Grace, other chemicals targets
Report: BASF could pursue W.R. Grace, other chemicals targets
German chemical giant BASF SE, facing a changing landscape in the wake of Dow Chemical Co.'s $18 billion purchase of Rohm and Haas Co. and Ashland Inc.'s $3.3 billion buy of Hercules Inc., is reportedly considering an acquisition of W.R. Grace & Co. out of bankruptcy.
The Financial Times Deutschland reported Wednesday that BASF, with a solid balance sheet and an appetite for growth, is also looking at U.S.-based Rockwood Chemical and Cognis GmbH of Germany. Company officials declined comment, but earlier in July CEO Juergen Hambrecht told investors he expects more consolidation in the chemicals sector.
BASF is no stranger to dealmaking, having spent nearly $10 billion in 2006 to acquire catalyst maker Engelhard Corp. as well as the construction chemicals business of Degussa AG, CropDesign NV and resin maker Johnson Polymer.
A sale would be a fitting final chapter for Columbia, Md.-based W.R. Grace, which was founded in the 1850s by Irish immigrant and one-time New York Mayor William Russell Grace. The company over the years transformed itself from a shipping firm to chemicals, and for a brief time held a majority stake in Miller Brewing Co.
But its more recent history has been full of potholes, including asbestos claims and a water contamination suit that was the basis of the movie "A Civil Action." Grace filed for Chapter 11 in April 2001 to help deal with its more than $1 billion in asbestos liabilities and various Environmental Protection Agency fines.
