Merger Of Dow And DuPont Would Create Three Independent Companies

An all-stock “merger of equals” – massive chemical firms Dow and DuPont – would lead to the creation of three independent, global publicly-held companies. The new entities would include a pure-play agriculture company, a pure-play material science company; and a specialty products company. The combined company would be called DowDuPont and have a total market cap of about $130 billion. According to Dow and DuPont, the new agriculture company will unite the current seed and crop protection businesses. The new specialty products company will include DuPont’s nutrition and health, industrial biosciences, safety & protection and electronics & communications businesses, as well as the Dow electronic materials business.