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Unlikely allies fight Donald Trump backing of coal, nuclear energy
Dow, Koch Industries and some other manufacturing giants are among those lobbying against the Trump administration’s plan to increase dependence on coal and nuclear power
3 min read12 Oct 2017Clariant to buy Huntsman for $6.4 billion as chemical M&A deals surge
The Clariant-Huntsman deal follows blockbuster M&A deals of Dow Chemical-DuPont and Monsanto-Bayer in the global chemicals industry
3 min read22 May 2017CCI seeks comments on Dow Chemical and Du Pont merger
CCI said that the proposed merger of Dow Chemical and Du Pont is 'likely to have an appreciable adverse effect on competition'
1 min read22 Mar 2017GE boss Jeffrey Immelt sees new era of globalization as protectionism grows
CEO Jeffrey Immelt highlights GE's investments in factories around the world, at a time when Donald Trump and others reject fundamentals of global commerce
3 min read27 Feb 2017Bayer signs deal worth close to $66 billion to buy Monsanto: report
Bayer has signed a deal that includes a fee of $2 billion should the transaction fail to get regulatory clearance as planned
1 min read14 Sep 2016Dow Chemical plans 2,500 job cuts, plants to close in revamp
Dow Chemical plans to take a charge of $410 million to $460 million in Q2 for asset impairments, employee severance and other costs related to the revamp
1 min read28 Jun 2016Monsanto said to show interest in Bayer’s crop science unit
The move illustrates Monsanto's determination to further consolidate its industry, as the global seed and crop protection market continues to suffer
1 min read21 Mar 2016BASF said working with banks to weigh counter-bid for DuPont
BASF, the world's biggest chemicals company, held talks with the US company before it agreed to merge with Dow and those talks didn't progress
3 min read7 Mar 2016DuPont to cut 1,700 Delaware-based jobs ahead of Dow merger
The job cuts announced on Tuesday are part the plan to reduce the workforce of 63,000 by 10% and trim costs by $700 million
2 min read30 Dec 2015Bayer could set sights on big acquisition even as deal options dwindle
Possible targets for the German company could include veterinary drug firm Zoetis and Pfizer's consumer health business
3 min read22 Dec 2015Popular Topics
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