# Dow-DuPont merger to close in August 2017

The merger of Dow Chemical and DuPont is expected to close in August 2017. The combined company will later spin off into three independent companies.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2017-08-07
- Where: United States
- Status: announced
- Products: chemicals, plastics, agricultural products
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md), [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md)

## Companies

- [Dow Chemical](https://endata.com/companies/2284.md) (acquirer)
- [DuPont](https://endata.com/companies/13205.md) (target)

## Sources

- [feedstuffs.com](https://www.feedstuffs.com/agribusiness-news/dow-dupont-merger-to-close-in-august), 2017-08-07: "Combine company to spin off into three independent companies."

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