The new financiers are all set to invest a good amount of money into futuristic campaigns. They wish to bring in a much-needed transformation to the numerous U.S. companies that have created a solid niche in the past few years by producing high returns.
Dow Chemical
Agrochemicals firm Syngenta on Friday rejected a $45 billion takeover offer from Monsanto, saying the offer undervalued the Swiss firm and did not fully take into account regulatory risks.
Dow Chemical Co (DOW.N) will separate a portion of its century-old chlorine business and sell it to Olin Corp (OLN.N) in a tax-efficient deal worth $5 billion as part of efforts to shed low-margin assets.
Dow Chemical revealed its plans today to divest its USD5 billion worth of assets, which was way more than the range chief executive Andrew Liveris initially declared in October.
A second project between Dow and ERB has been agreed upon where the power plant would utilize sugar cane residue as fuel for electrical power.
Dow Chemical revenue continues to climb as demands for crop protection products and plastics increase.