ZURICH, Switzerland (AFP) – Swiss group Clariant on Monday said it planned to merge with US counterpart Huntsman to create a trans-Atlantic chemicals giant with a combined value of around $20 billion. The all-stock transaction — which Clariant said would be a “merger of equals” — was agreed by the boards of both companies. The combined entity would be called HuntsmanClariant, the Swiss group said in a statement. Clariant CEO Hariolf Kottmann described the […]