DOW / DUPONT

All authorities clear merger / Loeb pushes six-way split / Dow Corning standalone?

ANNUAL REVIEW 2015

Takeovers, mergers and consolidations: Changes in the plastics production, packaging and automotive industries / No going back to the way things were

DOW

US chemicals giant said to be in talks with DuPont over potential merge / Combination would create company worth USD 120 bn / Plans for three-way split of activities / Response to shareholder pressure?

DUPONT

New corporate reshuffle splits and regroups polymers / Changes effective from January 2016

DUPONT

Majority shareholder Trian urges company to break up in open letter to management board / Says “conglomerate structure is destroying value”