Dow Chemical and DuPont in merger talks, say sources
Combined company could split into material sciences, speciality products and agrochemicals
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DOW Chemical Co and DuPont are in talks to merge, creating a chemicals giant with a market value of more than US$120 billion that could then break up into different businesses, people familiar with the matter said on Tuesday.
A deal, which would face regulatory approval in several countries, would allow the two US companies to rejig their assets based on their diverging fortunes.
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