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Aramco, Dow Extend Project Deadline

19.07.2010 - Saudi Aramco and U.S. group Dow Chemical extended to Monday a deadline for companies to qualify for bidding to build a giant petrochemical project, industry sources said. The plant...

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Dow Chemical In Olympic Deal, Sees $1 Billion Potential

19.07.2010 - Dow Chemical said on Friday it would become a global sponsor of the Olympics, hoping it can bring in more than $1 billion of revenue in the next 10 years by supplying material to...

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Dow, Mitsui form JV to Produce Chlor-Alkali

01.07.2010 - Dow Chemical said it would form a joint venture with Japan's Mitsui to construct and operate a new chlor-alkali facility at its Freeport, Texas, complex. The new facility, slated...

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EU States Stay Deadlocked Over GM Corn Imports

30.06.2010 - EU farm ministers failed to agree on Tuesday to approve six genetically modified (GM) maize varieties for import to the bloc, despite a warning that inaction could lead to a...

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The Birth of a Global Materials Company

28.06.2010 - When the news broke in November 2009 that both Dow and BASF were looking to sell their styrene assets, the race to find buyers was on. Now, seven months later, BASF still owns its...

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India Says It May Examine Dow's Liability in Bhopal Case

22.06.2010 - India may ask its courts to examine if Dow Chemical is liable for damages after it bought over the firm blamed for one of the world's worst industrial accidents that killed...

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Dow Closes Sale of Styron Division

18.06.2010 - Dow has completed of the sale of styron division to Bain Capital for $1.63 billion. The company said it elected to retain a 7.5% equity position in Styron. Dow also said the...

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Dow Chemical Shareholders Reject Say On Pay

17.05.2010 - Dow Chemical shareholders rejected two proposals to have more control over executive compensation, bucking the national trend and their own vote last year. Only 39% of votes cast...