Croda Willing to Consider Larger Acquisitions, CTO Layden Says

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Croda Willing to Consider Larger Acquisitions, CTO Layden Says 2013-11-05 17:26:08.757 GMT

By Andrew Noel and Jim Silver Nov. 5 (Bloomberg) -- Croda is poised to make technology acquisitions, is willing to spend GBP5m-GBP100m, vs previous max. of GBP50m, CTO Keith Layden says in capital markets day presentation. * Croda sees performance technology division with growth similar to consumer division, Layden says * Sipo venture to expand into consumer goods: Layden

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