Dow and DuPont announce successful completion of merger

The Dow Chemical Company and E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company (DuPont) report that they have successfully completed their merger. The combined entity is now operating as a holding company under the name DowDuPont with three divisions – agriculture, materials science and specialty products, trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the stock ticker symbol DWDP.

‘Today marks a significant milestone in the storied histories of our two companies,’ said Andrew Liveris, executive chairman of DowDuPont. ‘We are extremely excited to complete this transformational merger and move forward to create three intended industry-leading, independent, publicly traded companies.

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