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Top Ten Chemical Companies in 2021
BASF, followed by Sinopec and Dow are the chemical companies with the highest sales; overall, the industry recorded strong growth following the pandemic slump
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Top Ten Chemical Companies in 2020
BASF saw the highest sales in 2020, followed by Sinopec and Dow. Overall, combined chemical sales declined compared to 2019
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Chemical Companies to Become Leaner and More Focused
Many chemical companies are expected to cut their operating expenses, said J. Fitterling, CEO of Dow
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Top Ten Chemical Companies in 2019
Economic activity slowed down in 2019
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Direct Synthesis of Propylene Glycol
Evonik and Dow develop industrial-scale direct synthesis of propylene glycol from propylene and hydrogen peroxide
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Corteva to Separate from DuPont
DowDuPont will complete its breakup into three companies on June 1
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Separation of Dow
DowDuPont breaking up into three independent companies
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DowDuPont Begins Spinning off Dow
DowDuPont announces filing of initial form 10 registration statement for the new Dow
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Climate Change Could Have a Domino Effect
Positive feedback could destabilize the Earth's climate already at two degrees Celsius
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DowDuPont's Andrew Liveris Stepping Down
Andrew Liveris (former Dow CEO) will resign from his executive chairman and board director roles at DowDuPont
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Split of DowDuPont
Names announced of DowDuPont’s forthcoming spinoffs
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Mega-Mergers of 2017
The four largest transactions had a value of US$ 40 to 70 billion each
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DowDuPont Merger Completed
Company moves forward toward separation into agriculture, materials science, and specialty products companies
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Dow to Grow Share in Sadara JV
Dow plans to increases ownership from Saudi Aramco in Sadara to 50 %
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Ready for DowDuPont
Dow and DuPont have received all regulatory approvals to close their merger
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Sadara’s New Amines Plant
Saudi Arabia’s Sadara began commercial operations at its amines plant in Jubail Industrial City
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Dow Chemical Restructuring Aftermath of Corning Deal
Company to optimize asset footprint, combine IT and R&D systems, and consolidate workforce resulting in 2,500 job cuts
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Recycling Multi-Layer Packaging
DOW introduces a technology, which enables the recyclability of polyethylene-based barrier
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Dow Corning Officially Taken Over by Dow
Beginning June 1, the Dow Chemical Company is now 100 % owner of Dow Corning’s silicones business