Union Carbide France a unit of Union Carbide Corp &lt;UK> has launched a bid to buy shares of French chemical group &lt;Duffour et Igon> at 2100 francs a share until May 4 the stockbrokers association CSAC said in a statement. Duffour et Igon has capital of 13.3 mln francs divided into 133100 shares with a nominal value of 100 francs. They were last traded on January 9 at 856 francs. &lt;Rothschild et Associes Banque> is acting for Union Carbide.
UNION CARBIDE FRENCH UNIT IN TAKEOVER BID