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Dow Chemical acquires Bayer’s

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By: KERRY PIANOFORTE

Editor, Coatings World, Coatings World

The Dow Chemical Company and the Bayer Group have reached an agreement for Dow to acquire Bayer’s Wolff Walsrode business group, primarily involved in cellulose products. The transaction is expected to close in the first half of 2007, subject to regulatory approval. Financial terms have not been disclosed.
The acquisition will create a $1 billion performance business for Dow. The new business will combine Wolff’s advanced production technology and proficiency in HEMC (hydroxyethyl methyl cellulose) and CMC (carboxymethyl cellulose) chemistry with Dow’s HPMC (hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose) product brands and industry expertise. Cellulose derivatives produced by the combined businesses are used across a broad range of industry sectors, including construction materials, personal care, pharmaceuticals and a number of specialty applica

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