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Dow to Spend $4 Billion to Hike Output

16.05.2017 - Even though it is in the throes of finalizing a merger with DuPont, Dow Chemical has announced investments totalling $4 billion over the next five years. Plans include an expansion...

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New LDPE Plant Starts up at Sadara

05.05.2017 - Sadara, the joint venture of Dow Chemical and Saudi Aramco, has started up a new 50,000 t/y high-pressure LDPE plant at its complex in Jubail, Saudi Arabia. Like the three PE...

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China Greenlights DowDuPont

04.05.2017 - China has become the second major trading bloc to conditionally approve the proposed $130 merger of US chemical giants Dow and DuPont. The green light from the Ministry of Commerce...

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China’s Investors Advance

27.04.2017 - Chinese outbound foreign investment continues to beat records year by year. The Asian powerhouse is investing in overseas markets to acquire advanced technology, know-how and...

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Saudi-Korean Detergents Project Progresses

21.04.2017 - Following the conclusion of a feedstock supply agreement in May 2016, Saudi companies Maydan Industry for Industrial Development & Investments, Ahmed Kassim Al-Amoudi Group and...

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DuPont Swaps Pestidices for FMC’s Nutriceuticals

03.04.2017 - Complying with the EU’s conditions for approval of its $130 million merger with Dow Chemical, DuPont has agreed to sell its chewing pest insecticides, broadleaf herbicides...

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Dow Completes Freeport Cracker

30.03.2017 - Dow Chemical has completed the construction of its 1.5 million t/y ethylene plant at Freeport, Texas, USA, with commissioning now underway and start-up expected by the middle of...

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DuPont Informs Ag Employees on Sell-offs

30.03.2017 - DuPont has begun talks with employees of agrochemicals facilities it plans to divest in exchange for EU approval of its $130 million merger with Dow Chemical. According to US...