Mine Safety Appliances Co said itwill sell through its German subsidiary, Auergesellschaft, its
controlling interest in MSA (Africa), (PTY) Ltd, of
Johannesburg, South Africa to Boart International, a wholly-
owned subsidiary of Anglo American Corp of South Africa Ltd
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    The company said the terms of the sale were not disclosed.
    The company will operate as Boart-MSA (PTY) Ltd, it said.
    L.N. Short Jr, president of the company, said it sold the
unit because of slumping profits due to South Africa's economic
decline.
 Reuter
