Insights and Stories on Dow

Jan. 24, 2017 at 10:46 am CST

Reuters — Chemicals and seeds producer DuPont indicated on Tuesday that its $130 billion merger with Dow Chemical will take longer to wrap up than previously expected as the companies await regulatory approvals. This is the second time that the two companies, which are in talks with the European Union’s […]

By Reuters

Dec. 22, 2016 at 2:23 pm CST

Winnipeg-Hamburg/Reuters – Demand for Canadian flax, used in linoleum flooring and health foods, has pushed prices of the oilseed to one-year highs as Europe shuns Russian supplies laced with a herbicide made by Dow Chemical Co. The European Union, the world’s second-largest importer of flax after China, slashed acceptable levels […]

By Michael Hogan, Rod Nickel

Dec. 8, 2016 at 7:20 pm CST

Boston | Reuters — DuPont CEO Ed Breen said on Thursday the incoming administration of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump is not likely to have an impact on his company’s planned merger with rival Dow Chemical. While Trump was critical of other large mergers during the campaign, Breen said many U.S. […]

By Ross Kerber

Oct. 25, 2016 at 1:40 pm CDT

Beijing/Zurich | Reuters — State-owned Chinese chemicals group ChemChina is ready to offer more concessions to win European Union antitrust approval for its US$43 billion bid for Swiss pesticide and seed group Syngenta, a source with direct knowledge of the process said. Clinching China’s biggest-ever foreign acquisition is taking longer […]

By Chen Aizhu, Michael Shields

Oct. 25, 2016 at 1:27 pm CDT

Reuters — DuPont raised its full-year adjusted profit forecast as it cuts costs ahead of its merger with Dow Chemical, but said the deal may not close by the end of this year as planned. Shares of DuPont, which reported a higher-than-expected quarterly profit on lower expenses and higher sales […]

By Arathy S Nair