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Purported Dow-DuPont Merger Creates Buzz

10.12.2015 - News of a possible mega-merger between US chemical giants Dow and DuPont dominated the headlines on Dec. 9 after the newspaper Wall Street Journal, citing sources close to the...

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Dow to Build Shale-fed MEG Plant in US

28.10.2015 - Dow Chemical is shifting at least some of its investment priorities to the US from the Middle East, and in particular restructuring its engagement in Kuwait. The forward-looking...

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Dow’s Mooted Ag Sale Sparks Speculation

27.10.2015 - Chemical market watchers are looking especially intensely at the agriculture sector in the wake of the failed takeover of Switzerland’s giant, Syngenta, by US giant Monsanto. As...

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Merged Dow-Olin Names New Executives

06.10.2015 - Dow Chemical and Olin Corporation completed their chlor-alkali, chlorinated organics and epoxy asset merger at the beginning of the third quarter and have appointed new executives...

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Global Chemicals Markets Still Volatile and Challenging

04.09.2015 - Around the globe, market conditions for chemical industry players remained volatile and challenging, corporate chieftains said unanimously in reporting on the second quarter and...

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Dow Finds Buyer for Agrofresh Food Packaging Maker

07.05.2015 - In a deal set to close in the third quarter, Dow Chemical plans to sell its Agrofresh food-packaging business to Boulevard Acquisition, the public investment vehicle of Avenue...

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Dow to Merge Chlor-Alkali Assets with Olin in $5 billion Deal

01.04.2015 - Dow Chemical has agreed to separate a significant part of its chlor-alkali and derivatives businesses and merge them with Olin in a deal valued at $5 billion. The transaction would...

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Chemical Players Expect Gains on Cheap Oil and Euro

13.03.2015 - The worldwide chemicals economy withstood the strong headwinds battering the industry again in 2014. Financial results reported by companies in Europe and North America showed a...