Chemical weapons watchdog says has 14 tenders to destroy Syrian stockpile

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The global chemical weapons watchdog said on Monday it had received 14 tenders from companies including in America, Europe and China, offering to destroy part of Syria's toxic stockpile.

The Hague-based Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), tasked with overseeing the destruction process, has earmarked up to 40 million euros ($54 million) for the commercial processing of 500 metric tonnes of industrial chemicals and millions of litres of toxic waste.