Industrial Minerals


PotashCorp rejects $39bn. BHP bid

17 August 2010

by Mark Watts

World’s largest potash producer said it has rejected a takeover bid by BHP Billiton

Keywords: potash, BHP Billiton, fertiliser, PotashCorp

Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan has rejected a near $39bn. takeover bid from mining giant BHP Billiton Plc, the world’s largest potash producer said.

The Canada-based group said it had received an offer from BHP for $130 a share, which PotashCorp’s board of directors deemed “grossly inadequate”.

“The PotashCorp board of directors unanimously believes...