DowDupont Inc. And The Dow Chemical Company / E.I Du Pont De Nemours Company

Case number: LM030May16
Case parties: Primary Acquiring Firm: Dowdupont, Inc
Primary Target Firm: The Dow Chemical Company
Case type: Large Merger
Type of merger: Horizontal
Case status: Reasons Issued
Outcome: Approved Subject to Conditions
Order date: 2017-08-17
Sector: Manufacturing
Industry: Manufacture of other chemical products
Relevant market: The markets for the manufacture of sunflower seeds, purified CMC’s, agrochemicals and HiPED’s.
Remedy: Licensing of IP to third parties
Competition Tribunal Members: Andreas Wessels, Imraan Valodia, Medi Mokuena