中化集团., China’s biggest integrated agricultural company with fertilizer, pesticide and seed product, has offered to buy Victoria, Australia-based 纽发姆 for US$2.4 billion in China’s second attempt to takeover the farm chemicals producer, reports 工作周. 2007年，由中国化工集团公司牵头的财团，或 中国化工，发起了对Nufarm的竞购，当时计算价值约为$26亿，但计划还没有完成就土崩瓦解。
Nufarm, which makes herbicides, fungicides and other chemicals used in farming, reported that it had entered into a nonbinding proposal for Sinochem to buy all of Nufarm’s shares for approximately $11.32 each, valuing the company at about $2.4 billion. On Sept. 28, 2009, Nufarm said its net profit for the year to July 31 had fallen 42% to $70 million.
The latest deal requires approval from Australia’s foreign investment review board and the government. Treasurer Wayne Swan has said he will only sign off on large foreign investment deals if they are in the national interest.