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DuPont-Dow Merger Shakes Up Industry

Combined company has $90 billion in sales, and plans to split into three independent companies once merger is finalized.

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By: DAVID SAVASTANO

Contributing Editor, Coatings World and Ink World

There have been some sizable mergers announced during 2015. The largest deal was Pfizer’s plan to acquire Allergan for $160 billion, creating a $320 billion healthcare company.   The announcement that the boards of DuPont and The Dow Chemical Company have approved a definitive agreement under which the companies will combine in an all-stock merger of equals, forming DowDuPont, is huge for a number of industries. The combined company will have approxImately $90 billion in sales, and will be an ...

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