When Tom Petty sang that the waiting is the hardest part, it’s a safe bet he wasn’t talking about the Federal Trade Commission.

But the sentiment is still on point. Because for 18 months, two companies that make an industrial chemical that provides bright white pigment for paints and plastics have been trying to win antitrust approval for their $2.4 billion merger.

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