March 27, 2017
The European Commission (EC) today has approved under the EU Merger Regulation the proposed merger between U.S.-based chemical companies Dow Chemical and E.I. du Pont de Nemours (DuPont). The approval is conditional in particular on the divestiture of major parts of DuPont's global pesticide business, including its global R&D organization, the EC has announced . Dow and DuPont announced their...