UNION CARBIDE FRENCH UNIT IN TAKEOVER BID
Union Carbide France, a unit of Union
Carbide Corp <UK>, has launched a bid to buy shares of French
chemical group <Duffour et Igon> at 2,100 francs a share until
May 4, the stockbrokers' association CSAC said in a statement.
    Duffour et Igon has capital of 13.3 mln francs, divided
into 133,100 shares with a nominal value of 100 francs. They
were last traded on January 9 at 856 francs.
    <Rothschild et Associes Banque> is acting for Union
Carbide.
 Reuter
