Business
Venerable U.S. industrial giants Dow Chemical Co. and DuPont Co. said Friday that they had agreed to merge and form a chemicals and agricultural powerhouse valued at $130 billion.
Dec. 11, 2015
Dow Chemical Co. has agreed to buy rival Rohm & Haas Co. for more than $15 billion in cash in a deal that Dow hopes will fuel its growth in a more lucrative wing of the chemical-making business.
July 11, 2008
Chemicals: The surprise $8.9-billion deal would create the No. 2 company in the industry, which has been hurt by lackluster demand and rising commodity prices.
Aug. 5, 1999
Courts: Decision in class-action suit for 1,800 women says firm knew of breast devices’ potential danger.
Aug. 19, 1997
As recently as 1987, the geothermal brines that flowed in superheated, subterranean rivers coursing beneath this Imperial Valley agricultural hub were thought to be commercially unsuitable for power generation.
Oct. 1, 1990
Dow Chemical Co. said it will acquire Eli Lilly & Co.’
May 16, 1997
The Clinton administration Thursday announced that it will ban all over-the-counter sales and most nonagricultural uses of Dursban, one of the most common household and garden pesticides, but its chief manufacturer insisted that the chemical is safe and vowed to continue selling it overseas.
June 9, 2000
Dow Chemical Co. was found liable for faulty silicone breast implants Saturday and ordered to pay a woman $3.9 million in damages in the first implant verdict against the parent of Dow Corning Corp.
Oct. 29, 1995
* Dow Chemical Co. announced the retirement of its chairman, Paul E.
Sept. 13, 1992
Record energy and material costs drive another increase.
June 25, 2008