French and Benelux stocks - Factors to watch on Nov 3

PARIS, Nov 3 (Reuters) - Below are company-related news and leading stories from French and Benelux newspapers which could have an impact on the region's markets or individual stocks.

WENDEL (MWDP.PA)

French investment company Wendel (MWDP.PA) has started looking for "modest" acquisitions, its new chief executive Frederic Lemoine told the Financial Times newspaper on Tuesday.

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RENAULT (RENA.PA)

Nissan Motor Co (7201.T) and its partner Renault plan to jointly build a plant in France to produce batteries for electric vehicles in 2012, with an annual capacity of enough batteries for around 60,000 cars, Japan's Nikkei business daily reported on Tuesday.

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