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Mitsui and SKC to Merge Polyurethane Businesses

07.01.2015 - Japan's Mitsui Chemicals and Korean petrochemical producer SKC plan to merge their polyurethane production and their distribution channels in Asia, Europe and North America into a...

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Dow to Sell Two US Plastics Businesses for $225 Million

08.12.2014 - As part of its plan to shed non-core assets, Dow Chemical has agreed to sell its sodium borohydride business and a polyolefin films plant in the US Ohio for a total of $225 million...

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Dow and Third Point Reach Agreement on Board

24.11.2014 - Dow Chemical and Third Point, the hedge fund that has been hounding the largest US chemical producer have settled their differences "out of court." The chemical group has now...

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Dow Says US Plastics Plans for Americas on Track

17.11.2014 - Dow Chemical has announced plans to expand capacity and enhance production technologies and equipment of its polyethylene production units in Bahia Blanca, Argentina, to support...

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Dow to Restrict GM Corn, Soybeans Sales Pending Chinese OK

16.11.2014 - Dow AgroSciences plans to restrict US sales of its new genetically modified corn and soybeans, Enlist, as it awaits import approval from China. The newest product of the...

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Dow Ups Divestiture Target Once Again

14.11.2014 - Under consistent pressure from an activist shareholder, Dow Chemical has once again widened the financial scope of its divestiture plans. From the original target of assets worth...

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DSM May Sell or Spin Off Underperforming Assets

06.11.2014 - Dutch food and chemicals group DSM may sell or spin off lower-performing units, CEO Feike Sijbesma told journalists in a telephone conference to report third-quarter results...

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Dow Closes Amines and Chelants Plant at Seal Sands

05.11.2014 - Dow Chemical has closed its last remaining production facility in the Teesside area of northeast England. Some 30 workers will be made redundant in the shuttering of the amines and...