ARCO SELLS TWO AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH OPERATIONS
Atlantic Richfield Co said it sold
its Plan Cell Research Institute unit and its Arco Seed Co
operations in two transactions for undisclosed prices.
    The company said it sold Dublin, Calif.-based Plant Cell
Research to Montedision SpA of Milan, Italy, and ARCO Seed Co
to U.F. Genetics of Hollister, Calif.
    Atlantic Richfield said the divestitures are in line with
its policy of focusing resources on oil, gas, chemical and coal
operations.
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