Royal DSM's board, though, met this week and rebuffed the approach from Evonik, so it's not clear what will happen next.
am hearing acquisition-hungry Evonik Industries has shifted its gaze from Swiss rival Clariant back to Royal DSM, the Netherlands-based chemicals group.
In March, the Financial Times revealed that Evonik was considering a deal that would create a speciality chemicals company with a market value of about EURO 20 billion.
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