>AKZO needs the money to retrofit their manufacturing plants to comply with tougher environmental standards?<
>acquiring animal vaccine expertise implies they think global warming will lead to diseases spreading to areas previously too cold for these diseases to be a problem?<
Those are great answers, but I was thinking about a more basic reason for Schering-Plough to seek diversification from its traditional business segments.
With rising global temperatures, there will be less snowfall and consequently a diminished demand on the Plough side of the business :-)
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