Author Archives: Plantations International

EU Suspends Dow-DuPont Merger Review Yet Again

BRUSSELS—Dow Chemical Co. and DuPont Co. hit another roadblock on their path to gaining regulatory approval for their proposed merger after the European Union antitrust regulator said on Friday it suspended its review into the deal for the second time. The European Commission, the bloc’s antitrust authority, said the companies again didn’t provide… Read More: EU Suspends Dow-DuPont Merger Review Yet Again »

EU Opens In-Depth Probe Into ChemChina”s Bid for Syngenta

BRUSSELS—The European Union’s antitrust watchdog on Friday said it opened an in-depth probe into plans by China National Chemical Corp. to acquire Syngenta AG to assess whether the deal would lower competition for crop protection products and the supply of some input chemicals. The European Commission said the two companies, especially through ChemChina’s… Read More: EU Opens In-Depth Probe Into ChemChina”s Bid for Syngenta »