EuroChem, controlled by Russian tycoon Andrei Melnichenko, agreed to buy most of BASF's nitrogen fertilizer plants in a deal worth about $943 million.BASF sells nitrogen fertilizer plants to EuroChemOctober 20, 2011 EuroChem, controlled by Russian tycoon Andrei Melnichenko, agreed to buy most of BASF’s nitrogen fertilizer plants in a deal worth about $943 million. Read the rest here