DuPont

Dow Chemical | October 27, 2016

The Dow Chemical Co. reported favorable third quarter earnings on Thursday, and the company remains hopeful regulators will approve its $130 billion merger with the DuPont Co. “We haven’t given up hope that we can get it closed by the end of the year,” said Jim Fitterling, Dow’s president and chief operating officer. But as the end of the year nears, Fitterling said Dow has to be realistic and anticipate that the European Commission’s approval may not arrive until t...

DuPont | March 03, 2016

DuPont Executive Vice President James C. Collins will discuss priorities for the company's Agriculture segment today at the Bank of America Merrill Lynch 2016 Global Agriculture and Chemicals Conference – including plans to deliver an innovation pipeline of new genetics, biotech traits and crop protection products. "With the recent changes we have made to simplify and streamline our organization, I am focused squarely on Agriculture with three clear priorities – delivering o...

Dow Chemical | June 28, 2016

Dow Chemical is eliminating 2,500 jobs after taking control of Dow Corning, which makes silicone products, it said on Tuesday. The job cuts will reduce the chemical giant's workforce by about 4% and includes plans to close silicone factories in Greensboro, NC and Yamakita, Japan, plus other administrative, corporate and manufacturing facilities. Dow Chemical recently spent $4.8 billion to take full ownership of Dow Corning from Corning Inc., ending a 72-year-old joint venture. As a result of...

Keppel Offshore & Marine, Lloyd's Register | January 14, 2020

Keppel Offshore & Marine has received Lloyd’s Register LR Certification to additively manufacture offshore grade steel with a 3D printing technology from Singapore Institute of Manufacturing Technology SIMTech. The certification was granted after assessing Keppel O&M’s production processes, from design to post-processing and testing. Partnering with Nanyang Technological University, Singapore NTU Singapore and SIMTech’s Agency for Science, Technology and Research A*STAR...