Raízen, Global Producer of Sugar and Ethanol, Gets CADE Approval to Acquire Biosev Plant for 3.6 Billion Reais Plus Additional Amount in Shares

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Published on 04/03/2021 at 10:41

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Raízen of Shell Group Acquires Louis Dreyfus Biosev for R$3.6 Billion Plus Shares, Expanding Domination in Sugar and Ethanol in Brazil

Raízen, the global giant in sugar and ethanol production from sugarcane, has received authorization from the Brazilian antitrust authority for the acquisition of 9 Biosev mills, a transaction announced by the companies on 02/08, which will involve a payment of 3.6 billion reais and shares. Looking for a job? Maintenance stop at Braskem petrochemical in SP demands job vacancies for all positions on this day, March 4

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“This operation does not raise major concerns in terms of competition, due to the low market shares held by the acquirers in the horizontally and vertically related markets,” said Cade in a statement regarding the transaction. The approval was published in the Official Gazette on Tuesday.

The New Mills of Raízen, the Global Giant in Sugar and Ethanol from Sugarcane

According to Raízen, the purchase includes nine sugar and ethanol mills strategically located (six in the State of São Paulo, two in Mato Grosso do Sul, and one in Minas Gerais), representing an installed crushing capacity of up to 32 million tons of cane. The operation also includes cogeneration of energy, with an export capacity of up to 1.3 GWh of electricity per year, and an area of 280 thousand hectares of planted cane.

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Raízen, Global Producer of Sugar and Ethanol, Gets CADE Approval to Acquire Biosev Plant for 3.6 Billion Reais Plus Additional Amount in Shares

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Raízen, Global Producer of Sugar and Ethanol, Gets CADE Approval to Acquire Biosev Plant for 3.6 Billion Reais Plus Additional Amount in Shares

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