BASF shelved BOC takeover plan on uncertainty over Asian joint ventures - report - Forbes.com

BASF shelved BOC takeover plan on uncertainty over Asian joint ventures - report - Forbes.com: "BASF AG had expressed interest in taking over BOC Group PLC in the second half of 2005, but ultimately shelved any plans to acquire the company due to the uncertainty of how a change in ownership would affect the UK industrial gases group's Asian joint ventures, the Financial Times Deutschland reported. "