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New Lawsuit Against DuPont Over PFOA

20.04.2017 - A lawsuit has been filed in the US state of Delaware against chemical giant DuPont, claiming the company paid its defense attorneys in class action suits more than it has spent on...

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Chinese Approve ChemChina-Syngenta Deal

13.04.2017 - China's Ministry of Commerce has greenlighted the takeover of Swiss agrochemicals producer Syngenta by ChemChina, as expected. The two companies said the approval, which comes...

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BP/DuPont JV Buys Nesika Energy

06.04.2017 - A joint venture between BP and DuPont has acquired US biofuels company Nesika Energy for an undisclosed sum. The deal includes Nesika’s ethanol facility in Scandia, Kansas, USA...

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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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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...

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EU Commission Greenlights DowDuPont

28.03.2017 - The European Commission (EC) on Mar. 27 approved the proposed $130 billion merger of Dow Chemical and DuPont into DowDuPont after the companies made promises to sell substantial...

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Confidence in Agriculture Mergers Solidifies

23.02.2017 - The first of the three mega mergers affecting mainly the global agrochemicals sector, the $130 billion link-up of Dow Chemical and DuPont, could win EU approval soon, the news...

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DuPont and Chemours End PFOA Suits for $671 Million

16.02.2017 - DuPont and Chemours (the US chemical giant’s former Performance Materials segment) have agreed to jointly pay $670.7 million in cash to settle out of court around 3,550 personal...