Its French rival, Saint-Gobain, is down just 15 percent.
Alain Bernard, another French rival of Phelps's, failed to qualify, later citing fatigue for his performance.
Aventis, a Franco-German drug company, is merging with Sanofi-Synthélabo, a bigger French rival.
Eni's French rival, Total, said Friday that it was resuming production from an offshore oil platform.
The Italian sparkling wine is winning favour as it is much cheaper than its French rival.
Gill insisted that the club was not attempting to bully its smaller French rival.
After the market closed, French rival Accor revealed a 9.6% drop in first-quarter sales.
Last year, for example, AXA, France's largest insurer, snapped up UAP, a French rival with a large presence in Germany.
However, after much protestation from Prost, Senna was disqualified and the title went to his French rival.
[C12.] Internet Provider Buys French Rival Accelerating a trend toward consolidation among European Internet service providers, Tiscali of Italy agreed to buy its French rival Liberty Surf for $615 million in cash and stock.
In March, the German media company bought a French rival, Catherine Nemo Holding, as part of a European expansion.
