AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Ekokem AB of Finland and Veolia (>> VEOLIA ENVIRONNEMENT) of France have won contracts to destroy part of Syria's chemical weapons stockpile, the global watchdog OPCW said on Friday.

The Hague-based Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, which is overseeing the destruction process, has earmarked up to 40 million euros ($55 million) for the commercial processing of 500 tonnes of industrial chemicals and millions of litres of toxic waste. ($1 = 0.7317 euros)

(Reporting by Sara Webb; Editing by Robin Pomeroy)

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