MONSANTO TO BUY RHONE-POULENC POLYPHENYL BUSINESS
  Monsanto Chemical Company, a unit of
  Monsanto Co &lt;MTC.N>, is to acquire the polyphenyls business of
  Rhone-Poulenc Chimie, a unit of Rhone-Poulenc &lt;RHON.PA>,
  Monsanto said in a statement issued from its European
  headquarters.
      The statement did not disclose financial details.
      Gustaaf Francx, general manager of Monsanto Chemical Co
  Europe-Africa, said the acquisition would help Monsanto to
  expand its customer base for polyphenyls, which are used as
  components for high temperature heat transfer fluids.
  

