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Rohm and Haas has rejected a possible meeting with top Dow Chemical executives to talk about a way forward for their stalled merger, but instead suggested that the companies'' financial

DuPont has filed a civil lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Richmond, Va., against Kolon Industries, a competitor of DuPont in aramid fiber, for theft of trade secrets and confidential

As part of a previously announced layoff, Dow Chemical announced that they are cutting 270 Louisiana jobs and 400-500 jobs in Michigan, as part of its worldwide reduction, as

Dow Chemical Co. announced it will not close on its $15.4 billion acquisition of specialty chemicals maker Rohm & Haas Co. by the deadline due to the economic malaise and

Rohm & Haas announced that they will cut about 900 jobs, idle or close plants and record $90 million in pretax charges for the fourth quarter, according to the

Dow Chemical Co. may miss next week''s deadline to clinch the $15 billion takeover of Rohm & Haas in an effort to raise enough cash to complete the deal without

LyondellBasell Industries, the world''s third-largest independent chemical company, said that it its considering bankruptcy protection as a broadening recession eats away at consumer demand, according to the Associated Press. The

Reuters reports that Kuwait has decided to scrap a deal to form a $17.4 billion petrochemical joint venture with Dow Chemical. The cancellation of the deal, which had met opposition

The Boston Globe reports that Massachusetts’ state Ethics Commission has imposed a $10,000 fine on a former top economic development aide to Governor Deval Patrick for secretly pursuing the presidency

The Associated Press reports that Dow Chemical Co. will slash 5,000 full-time jobs close 20 plants and sell several businesses to rein in costs amid the economic recession. The company