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"*": "<tr><td colspan=\"2\" class=\"diff-lineno\" id=\"mw-diff-left-l1\">Line 1:</td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" class=\"diff-lineno\">Line 1:</td></tr>\n<tr><td class=\"diff-marker\" data-marker=\"\u2212\"></td><td class=\"diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted\"><div><<del class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">strong</del>><del class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">MediaWiki has been installed</del>.</<del class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">strong</del>></div></td><td class=\"diff-marker\" data-marker=\"+\"></td><td class=\"diff-addedline diff-side-added\"><div><ins class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">{{short description|American chemical company from 2017}}</ins></div></td></tr>\n<tr><td colspan=\"2\" class=\"diff-side-deleted\"></td><td class=\"diff-marker\" data-marker=\"+\"></td><td class=\"diff-addedline diff-side-added\"><div><ins class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">{{for multi|the predecessor company|DuPont (1802\u20132017)|the companies spun off in 2019|Dow Inc.|and|Corteva|other uses|Dupont (disambiguation)}}</ins></div></td></tr>\n<tr><td colspan=\"2\" class=\"diff-side-deleted\"></td><td class=\"diff-marker\" data-marker=\"+\"></td><td class=\"diff-addedline diff-side-added\"><div><ins class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2017}}</ins></div></td></tr>\n<tr><td colspan=\"2\" class=\"diff-side-deleted\"></td><td class=\"diff-marker\" data-marker=\"+\"></td><td class=\"diff-addedline diff-side-added\"><div><ins class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">{{Infobox company</ins></div></td></tr>\n<tr><td colspan=\"2\" class=\"diff-side-deleted\"></td><td class=\"diff-marker\" data-marker=\"+\"></td><td class=\"diff-addedline diff-side-added\"><div><ins class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">| name = DuPont de Nemours, Inc.</ins></div></td></tr>\n<tr><td colspan=\"2\" class=\"diff-side-deleted\"></td><td class=\"diff-marker\" data-marker=\"+\"></td><td class=\"diff-addedline diff-side-added\"><div><ins class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">| logo = DuPont logo.svg</ins></div></td></tr>\n<tr><td colspan=\"2\" class=\"diff-side-deleted\"></td><td class=\"diff-marker\" data-marker=\"+\"></td><td class=\"diff-addedline diff-side-added\"><div><ins class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">| logo_size =137px</ins></div></td></tr>\n<tr><td colspan=\"2\" class=\"diff-side-deleted\"></td><td class=\"diff-marker\" data-marker=\"+\"></td><td class=\"diff-addedline diff-side-added\"><div><ins class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">| native_name_lang = <!-- Use ISO 639-1 code, e.g. "fr" for French. 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I. du Pont de Nemours and Company]]}}</ins></div></td></tr>\n<tr><td colspan=\"2\" class=\"diff-side-deleted\"></td><td class=\"diff-marker\" data-marker=\"+\"></td><td class=\"diff-addedline diff-side-added\"><div><ins class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">| successor = <!-- or: | successors = --></ins></div></td></tr>\n<tr><td colspan=\"2\" class=\"diff-side-deleted\"></td><td class=\"diff-marker\" data-marker=\"+\"></td><td class=\"diff-addedline diff-side-added\"><div><ins class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">| founded = {{ubl|{{Start date and age|2017|09|01}} (as DowDuPont)|{{start date|2019|06|01}} (as DuPont)}}</ins></div></td></tr>\n<tr><td colspan=\"2\" class=\"diff-side-deleted\"></td><td class=\"diff-marker\" data-marker=\"+\"></td><td class=\"diff-addedline diff-side-added\"><div><ins class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">| founder = <!-- or: | founders = --></ins></div></td></tr>\n<tr><td colspan=\"2\" class=\"diff-side-deleted\"></td><td class=\"diff-marker\" data-marker=\"+\"></td><td class=\"diff-addedline diff-side-added\"><div><ins class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">| defunct = <!-- {{End date|YYYY|MM|DD}} --></ins></div></td></tr>\n<tr><td colspan=\"2\" class=\"diff-side-deleted\"></td><td class=\"diff-marker\" data-marker=\"+\"></td><td class=\"diff-addedline diff-side-added\"><div><ins class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">| hq_location = [[Wilmington, Delaware]], USA</ins></div></td></tr>\n<tr><td colspan=\"2\" class=\"diff-side-deleted\"></td><td class=\"diff-marker\" data-marker=\"+\"></td><td class=\"diff-addedline diff-side-added\"><div><ins class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">| hq_location_city = </ins></div></td></tr>\n<tr><td colspan=\"2\" class=\"diff-side-deleted\"></td><td class=\"diff-marker\" data-marker=\"+\"></td><td class=\"diff-addedline diff-side-added\"><div><ins class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">| hq_location_country = </ins></div></td></tr>\n<tr><td colspan=\"2\" class=\"diff-side-deleted\"></td><td class=\"diff-marker\" data-marker=\"+\"></td><td class=\"diff-addedline diff-side-added\"><div><ins class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">| num_locations = </ins></div></td></tr>\n<tr><td colspan=\"2\" class=\"diff-side-deleted\"></td><td class=\"diff-marker\" data-marker=\"+\"></td><td class=\"diff-addedline diff-side-added\"><div><ins class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">| num_locations_year = <!-- Year of num_locations data (if known) --></ins></div></td></tr>\n<tr><td colspan=\"2\" class=\"diff-side-deleted\"></td><td class=\"diff-marker\" data-marker=\"+\"></td><td class=\"diff-addedline diff-side-added\"><div><ins class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">| area_served = Global</ins></div></td></tr>\n<tr><td colspan=\"2\" class=\"diff-side-deleted\"></td><td class=\"diff-marker\" data-marker=\"+\"></td><td class=\"diff-addedline diff-side-added\"><div><ins class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">| key_people = [[Edward D. Breen]]<br/>{{small|(Executive Chairman & CEO)}}</ins></div></td></tr>\n<tr><td colspan=\"2\" class=\"diff-side-deleted\"></td><td class=\"diff-marker\" data-marker=\"+\"></td><td class=\"diff-addedline diff-side-added\"><div><ins class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">| products = </ins></div></td></tr>\n<tr><td colspan=\"2\" class=\"diff-side-deleted\"></td><td class=\"diff-marker\" data-marker=\"+\"></td><td class=\"diff-addedline diff-side-added\"><div><ins class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">| brands = </ins></div></td></tr>\n<tr><td colspan=\"2\" class=\"diff-side-deleted\"></td><td class=\"diff-marker\" data-marker=\"+\"></td><td class=\"diff-addedline diff-side-added\"><div><ins class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">| production = </ins></div></td></tr>\n<tr><td colspan=\"2\" class=\"diff-side-deleted\"></td><td class=\"diff-marker\" data-marker=\"+\"></td><td class=\"diff-addedline diff-side-added\"><div><ins class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">| production_year = <!-- Year of production data (if known) --></ins></div></td></tr>\n<tr><td colspan=\"2\" class=\"diff-side-deleted\"></td><td class=\"diff-marker\" data-marker=\"+\"></td><td class=\"diff-addedline diff-side-added\"><div><ins class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">| services = </ins></div></td></tr>\n<tr><td colspan=\"2\" class=\"diff-side-deleted\"></td><td class=\"diff-marker\" data-marker=\"+\"></td><td class=\"diff-addedline diff-side-added\"><div><ins class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">| revenue = {{increase}} {{US$|16.65 billion|link=yes}} (2021)</ins></div></td></tr>\n<tr><td colspan=\"2\" class=\"diff-side-deleted\"></td><td class=\"diff-marker\" data-marker=\"+\"></td><td class=\"diff-addedline diff-side-added\"><div><ins class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">| operating_income = {{increase}} {{US$|2.20 billion}} (2021)</ins></div></td></tr>\n<tr><td colspan=\"2\" class=\"diff-side-deleted\"></td><td class=\"diff-marker\" data-marker=\"+\"></td><td class=\"diff-addedline diff-side-added\"><div><ins class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">| net_income = {{increase}} {{US$|6.52 billion}} (2021)</ins></div></td></tr>\n<tr><td colspan=\"2\" class=\"diff-side-deleted\"></td><td class=\"diff-marker\" data-marker=\"+\"></td><td class=\"diff-addedline diff-side-added\"><div><ins class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">| assets = {{decrease}} {{US$|45.71 billion}} (2021)</ins></div></td></tr>\n<tr><td colspan=\"2\" class=\"diff-side-deleted\"></td><td class=\"diff-marker\" data-marker=\"+\"></td><td class=\"diff-addedline diff-side-added\"><div><ins class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">| equity = {{decrease}} {{US$|26.43 billion}} (2021)</ins></div></td></tr>\n<tr><td colspan=\"2\" class=\"diff-side-deleted\"></td><td class=\"diff-marker\" data-marker=\"+\"></td><td class=\"diff-addedline diff-side-added\"><div><ins class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">| owner = </ins><<ins class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">!-- or: | owners = --</ins>></div></td></tr>\n<tr><td colspan=\"2\" class=\"diff-side-deleted\"></td><td class=\"diff-marker\" data-marker=\"+\"></td><td class=\"diff-addedline diff-side-added\"><div><ins class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">| members =\u00a0 </ins></div></td></tr>\n<tr><td colspan=\"2\" class=\"diff-side-deleted\"></td><td class=\"diff-marker\" data-marker=\"+\"></td><td class=\"diff-addedline diff-side-added\"><div><ins class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">| members_year = <!-- Year of members data (if known) --></ins></div></td></tr>\n<tr><td colspan=\"2\" class=\"diff-side-deleted\"></td><td class=\"diff-marker\" data-marker=\"+\"></td><td class=\"diff-addedline diff-side-added\"><div><ins class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">| num_employees = {{circa|28,000}} (2021)</ins></div></td></tr>\n<tr><td colspan=\"2\" class=\"diff-side-deleted\"></td><td class=\"diff-marker\" data-marker=\"+\"></td><td class=\"diff-addedline diff-side-added\"><div><ins class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">| parent = </ins></div></td></tr>\n<tr><td colspan=\"2\" class=\"diff-side-deleted\"></td><td class=\"diff-marker\" data-marker=\"+\"></td><td class=\"diff-addedline diff-side-added\"><div><ins class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">| divisions = </ins></div></td></tr>\n<tr><td colspan=\"2\" class=\"diff-side-deleted\"></td><td class=\"diff-marker\" data-marker=\"+\"></td><td class=\"diff-addedline diff-side-added\"><div><ins class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">| subsid = </ins></div></td></tr>\n<tr><td colspan=\"2\" class=\"diff-side-deleted\"></td><td class=\"diff-marker\" data-marker=\"+\"></td><td class=\"diff-addedline diff-side-added\"><div><ins class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">| module = <!-- Used to embed other templates --></ins></div></td></tr>\n<tr><td colspan=\"2\" class=\"diff-side-deleted\"></td><td class=\"diff-marker\" data-marker=\"+\"></td><td class=\"diff-addedline diff-side-added\"><div><ins class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">| website = {{URL|www.dupont.com}}</ins></div></td></tr>\n<tr><td colspan=\"2\" class=\"diff-side-deleted\"></td><td class=\"diff-marker\" data-marker=\"+\"></td><td class=\"diff-addedline diff-side-added\"><div><ins class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">| footnotes = <ref name="2021-10K">{{cite web |title=2021 Annual Report (Form 10-K) |url=https://www.sec</ins>.<ins class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1666700/000166670022000009/dd-20211231.htm |publisher=[[U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission]] |date=11 February 2022}}</ins></<ins class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">ref</ins>></div></td></tr>\n<tr><td colspan=\"2\" class=\"diff-side-deleted\"></td><td class=\"diff-marker\" data-marker=\"+\"></td><td class=\"diff-addedline diff-side-added\"><div><ins class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">| ISIN2 = </ins></div></td></tr>\n<tr><td colspan=\"2\" class=\"diff-side-deleted\"></td><td class=\"diff-marker\" data-marker=\"+\"></td><td class=\"diff-addedline diff-side-added\"><div><ins class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">}}</ins></div></td></tr>\n<tr><td colspan=\"2\" class=\"diff-side-deleted\"></td><td class=\"diff-marker\" data-marker=\"+\"></td><td class=\"diff-addedline diff-side-added\"><div><ins class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">[[File:Secretary Pompeo Visits the Corteva Research Facility (46649380264).jpg|thumb|A section of the Corteva Research Facility, an automated greenhouse facility, in Des Moines, Iowa]]</ins></div></td></tr>\n<tr><td class=\"diff-marker\"></td><td class=\"diff-context diff-side-deleted\"><br/></td><td class=\"diff-marker\"></td><td class=\"diff-context diff-side-added\"><br/></td></tr>\n<tr><td class=\"diff-marker\" data-marker=\"\u2212\"></td><td class=\"diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted\"><div><del class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">Consult </del>the [https://www.<del class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">mediawiki</del>.org/<del class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">wiki</del>/<del class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">Special</del>:<del class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">MyLanguage</del>/<del class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">Help</del>:<del class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">Contents User's Guide</del>] <del class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">for information on using </del>the <del class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">wiki software</del>.</div></td><td class=\"diff-marker\" data-marker=\"+\"></td><td class=\"diff-addedline diff-side-added\"><div><ins class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">'''DuPont de Nemours, Inc.''', commonly shortened to '''DuPont''', is an American company formed as '''DowDuPont''' by the merger of [[Dow Chemical Company|Dow Chemical]] and [[DuPont (1802\u20132017)|E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company]] on August 31, 2017, and </ins>the <ins class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">subsequent spinoffs of [[Dow Inc.]] and [[Corteva]]. Prior to the spinoffs it was the world's largest chemical company in terms of sales. The merger has been reported to be worth an estimated $130 billion.<ref name="reumerg">{{cite news |title = Dow, DuPont complete planned merger to form DowDuPont |url = https://www.reuters.com/article/us-dow-m-a-dupont/dow-dupont-complete-planned-merger-to-form-dowdupont-idUSKCN1BC4MO |publisher = </ins>[<ins class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">[Reuters]] |date = September 1, 2017 |access-date = September 9, 2017 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170911211900/</ins>https://www.<ins class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">reuters.com/article/us-dow-m-a-dupont/dow-dupont-complete-planned-merger-to-form-dowdupont-idUSKCN1BC4MO |archive-date = September 11, 2017 |url-status = live }}</ref><ref name="cne">{{cite news |last1 = Tullo |first1 = Alexaner H. |title = Historic DowDuPont merger nears |url = http://cen.acs.org/articles/95/i35/Historic-DowDuPont-merger-nears.html |access-date = August 31, 2017 |work = Chemical and Engineering News |date = August 31, 2017 |pages = 13 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170831222542/http://cen.acs.org/articles/95/i35/Historic-DowDuPont-merger-nears.html |archive-date = August 31, 2017 |url-status = live }}</ref><ref name="miradio">{{cite news |last1 = Steve |first1 = Carmody |title = Dow-DuPont merger becomes official |url = http://michiganradio.org/post/dow-dupont-merger-becomes-official |publisher = Michigan Radio |date = August 31, 2017 |access-date = September 1, 2017 |archive-url = https://web.archive</ins>.org/<ins class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">web/20170901111903/http://michiganradio.org/post/dow-dupont-merger-becomes-official |archive-date = September 1, 2017 |url-status = live }}</ref> With 2018 total revenue of $86 billion, DowDuPont ranked No. 35 on the 2019 [[Fortune 500]] list of the largest United States public corporations.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://fortune.com/fortune500</ins>/<ins class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">dowdupont|title=Fortune 500 Companies|website=Fortune|language=en-US|access-date=2019-06-06|archive-url=https</ins>:/<ins class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">/web.archive.org/web/20190823232428/https</ins>:<ins class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">//fortune.com/fortune500/dowdupont/|archive-date=August 23, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> DuPont is headquartered in [[Wilmington, Delaware|Wilmington]], [[Delaware]], in the state [[Delaware General Corporation Law|where it is incorporated]</ins>]<ins class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">,<ref>{{cite web | website = 10-K | url = https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1666700/000166670020000006/0001666700-20-000006-index.htm | title = 10-K | access-date = 29 July 2020 | archive-date = January 5, 2021 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210105094134/https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1666700/000166670020000006/0001666700-20-000006-index.htm | url-status = live }}</ref> since the founding of </ins>the <ins class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">old DuPont in 1802</ins>.</div></td></tr>\n<tr><td class=\"diff-marker\"></td><td class=\"diff-context diff-side-deleted\"><br/></td><td class=\"diff-marker\"></td><td class=\"diff-context diff-side-added\"><br/></td></tr>\n<tr><td class=\"diff-marker\" data-marker=\"\u2212\"></td><td class=\"diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted\"><div>== <del class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">Getting started </del>==</div></td><td class=\"diff-marker\" data-marker=\"+\"></td><td class=\"diff-addedline diff-side-added\"><div><ins class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">Within 18 months of the merger on June 1, 2019,<ref>{{cite web |title=DowDuPont Dissolution |url=http://www.dow-dupont.com/ |publisher</ins>=<ins class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">DuPont|date</ins>=<ins class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">1 June 2019 |access-date</ins>=<ins class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">13 December 2021}}</ref> DowDupont was split into three publicly traded companies with focuses on [[agribusiness|agriculture]] (Corteva), materials science (Dow Inc.), and specialty products (DuPont).<ref name</ins>=<ins class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">"reumerg" /><ref name="cne" /><ref name="miradio" /><ref name="dvisions" /></ins></div></td></tr>\n<tr><td class=\"diff-marker\" data-marker=\"\u2212\"></td><td class=\"diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted\"><div><del class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">* </del>[https://www.<del class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">mediawiki</del>.org/<del class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">wiki</del>/<del class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">Special</del>:<del class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">MyLanguage</del>/<del class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">Manual</del>:<del class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">Configuration_settings Configuration settings list</del>]</div></td><td class=\"diff-marker\" data-marker=\"+\"></td><td class=\"diff-addedline diff-side-added\"><div>\u00a0</div></td></tr>\n<tr><td class=\"diff-marker\" data-marker=\"\u2212\"></td><td class=\"diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted\"><div>* [https://www.<del class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">mediawiki</del>.org/<del class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">wiki</del>/<del class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">Special</del>:<del class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">MyLanguage</del>/<del class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">Manual</del>:<del class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">FAQ MediaWiki FAQ</del>]</div></td><td class=\"diff-marker\" data-marker=\"+\"></td><td class=\"diff-addedline diff-side-added\"><div><ins class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">==History==</ins></div></td></tr>\n<tr><td class=\"diff-marker\" data-marker=\"\u2212\"></td><td class=\"diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted\"><div><del class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">* </del>[https://<del class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">lists</del>.<del class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">wikimedia</del>.org/<del class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">postorius</del>/<del class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">lists</del>/<del class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">mediawiki</del>-<del class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">announce</del>.<del class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">lists</del>.<del class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">wikimedia</del>.org/ <del class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">MediaWiki release mailing list</del>]</div></td><td class=\"diff-marker\" data-marker=\"+\"></td><td class=\"diff-addedline diff-side-added\"><div><ins class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">On December 11, 2015, [[DuPont (1802\u20132017)|E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company]], commonly known as "DuPont", announced a merger with Dow Chemical Company, in an [</ins>[<ins class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">Stock swap|all-stock]] transaction. The combined company, DowDuPont, had an estimated value of $130 billion, being equally held by both companies\u2019 shareholders, while also maintaining its two headquarters. The merger of the two largest U.S. chemical companies closed on August 31, 2017.<ref name="cne"/><ref name="miradio"/><ref name="blmberg">{{cite news |last1 = Kaskey |first1 = Jack |title = DuPont CEO Gives Investors Confidence Dow Deal Is on Track |url = </ins>https://www.<ins class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-01-24/dupont-earnings-top-estimates-on-sales-of-plastics-to-carmakers |work = Bloomberg |date = January 24, 2017 |access-date = June 2, 2017 |archive-url = https://web.archive</ins>.org/<ins class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">web/20170901112201/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-01-24/dupont-earnings-top-estimates-on-sales-of-plastics-to-carmakers |archive-date = September 1, 2017 |url-status = live }}</ref></ins></div></td></tr>\n<tr><td class=\"diff-marker\" data-marker=\"\u2212\"></td><td class=\"diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted\"><div><del class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">* </del>[https://www.<del class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">mediawiki</del>.org/<del class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">wiki</del>/<del class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">Special</del>:<del class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">MyLanguage</del>/<del class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">Localisation</del>#<del class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">Translation_resources Localise MediaWiki </del>for <del class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">your </del>language]</div></td><td class=\"diff-marker\" data-marker=\"+\"></td><td class=\"diff-addedline diff-side-added\"><div>\u00a0</div></td></tr>\n<tr><td class=\"diff-marker\" data-marker=\"\u2212\"></td><td class=\"diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted\"><div><del class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">* </del>[https://www.<del class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">mediawiki</del>.org/<del class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">wiki</del>/<del class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">Special</del>:<del class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">MyLanguage</del>/<del class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">Manual</del>:<del class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">Combating_spam Learn how to combat spam </del>on <del class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">your wiki</del>]</div></td><td class=\"diff-marker\" data-marker=\"+\"></td><td class=\"diff-addedline diff-side-added\"><div><ins class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">Both companies' boards of directors decided that following the merger, DowDuPont would pursue a separation into three independent, publicly traded companies: an agriculture, a materials science, and a specialty products company. </ins></div></td></tr>\n<tr><td colspan=\"2\" class=\"diff-side-deleted\"></td><td class=\"diff-marker\" data-marker=\"+\"></td><td class=\"diff-addedline diff-side-added\"><div><ins class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">* The agriculture business\u2014[[Corteva|Corteva Agriscience]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dow-dupont.com/news-and-media/press-release-details/2018/DowDuPont-Announces-Brand-Names-for-the-Three-Independent-Companies-It-Intends-to-Create-Reflecting-Ongoing-Progress-towards-Separations</ins>/<ins class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">default.aspx|title=DowDuPont Announces Brand Names for the Three Independent Companies It Intends to Create, Reflecting Ongoing Progress towards Separations|website=Dow-dupont.com|access-date=May 27, 2018|archive-url=https</ins>:/<ins class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">/web.archive.org/web/20180604192605/http</ins>:<ins class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">//www.dow-dupont.com/news-and-media/press-release-details/2018/DowDuPont-Announces-Brand-Names-for-the-Three-Independent-Companies-It-Intends-to-Create-Reflecting-Ongoing-Progress-towards-Separations/default.aspx|archive-date=June 4, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref>\u2014unites Dow and DuPont's seed and [[crop protection]</ins>] <ins class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">unit, with an approximate revenue of $16 billion.<ref name="Monsanto heat">{{cite web |last1 = Mordock |first1 = Jeff |title = Bayer-Monsanto deal could turn up heat on Dow/DuPont |url = http://www.delawareonline.com/story/money/2016/05/21/bayer-monsanto-deal-could-turn-up-heat-dowdupont/84593690/ |website = The News Journal |location = Wilmington, DE |access-date = June 2, 2017 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20171024072336/https://www.delawareonline.com/story/money/2016/05/21/bayer-monsanto-deal-could-turn-up-heat-dowdupont/84593690/ |archive-date = October 24, 2017 |url-status = live }}</ref> </ins></div></td></tr>\n<tr><td colspan=\"2\" class=\"diff-side-deleted\"></td><td class=\"diff-marker\" data-marker=\"+\"></td><td class=\"diff-addedline diff-side-added\"><div><ins class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">* The materials science segment\u2014called Dow\u2014consists of DuPont's Performance Materials unit, together with Dow's Performance Plastics, Materials and Chemicals, Infrastructure and Consumer Solutions, but excludes Dow's Electronic Materials business. Combined revenue for this branch totals an estimated $51 billion. </ins></div></td></tr>\n<tr><td colspan=\"2\" class=\"diff-side-deleted\"></td><td class=\"diff-marker\" data-marker=\"+\"></td><td class=\"diff-addedline diff-side-added\"><div>* <ins class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">The specialty products unit\u2014called DuPont\u2014includes DuPont's Nutrition & Health, Industrial Biosciences, Safety & Protection and Electronics & Communications, as well as Dow's aforementioned Electronic Materials business. Combined revenue for Specialty Products total approximately $12 billion.<ref name="Sell buysiness">{{cite web |last1 = Mordock |first1 = Jeff |title = to sell businesses to win EU approval |url = http://www.delawareonline.com/story/money/2017/02/08/dow-dupont-offer-sell-businesses-win-eu-merger-approval/97637414/ |website = Delaware Online |access-date = June 2, 2017 |archive-date = August 13, 2020 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200813082908/https://www.delawareonline.com/story/money/2017/02/08/dow-dupont-offer-sell-businesses-win-eu-merger-approval/97637414/ |url-status = live }}</ref><ref name="Pain gain">{{cite web |last1 = Mordock |first1 = Jeff |title = After Dow-DuPont merger, more pain or gain? |url = https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/nation-now/2016/07/18/after-dow-dupont-merger-more-pain-gain/87272644/ |website = The News Journal |location = Wilmington, DE |access-date = June 2, 2017 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170901153103/https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/nation-now/2016/07/18/after-dow-dupont-merger-more-pain-gain/87272644/ |archive-date = September 1, 2017 |url-status = live }}</ref></ins></div></td></tr>\n<tr><td colspan=\"2\" class=\"diff-side-deleted\"></td><td class=\"diff-marker\" data-marker=\"+\"></td><td class=\"diff-addedline diff-side-added\"><div>\u00a0</div></td></tr>\n<tr><td colspan=\"2\" class=\"diff-side-deleted\"></td><td class=\"diff-marker\" data-marker=\"+\"></td><td class=\"diff-addedline diff-side-added\"><div><ins class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">Advisory Committees were established for each of the businesses. DuPont CEO Ed Breen would lead the Agriculture and Specialty Products Committees, and Dow CEO Andrew Liveris would lead the Materials Science Committee. These Committees were intended to oversee their respective businesses, and would work with both CEOs on the scheduled separation of the businesses\u2019 standalone entities.<ref name="Market merger">{{cite web |last1 = Ariel |first1 = Steve |title = Analyzing the US Chemical Industry's Biggest Merger |url = http://marketrealist.com/2015/12/dow-chemical-dupont-us-chemical-industrys-biggest-merger/ |website = Market Realist |date = December 14, 2015 |access-date = June 2, 2017 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170814154127/http://marketrealist.com/2015/12/dow-chemical-dupont-us-chemical-industrys-biggest-merger/ |archive-date = August 14, 2017 |url-status = live }}</ref> Announced in February 2018, DowDuPont's agriculture division is named Corteva Agriscience, its materials science division is named Dow, and its specialty products division is named DuPont.<ref name=dvisions>{{cite web|url=https://www.icis.com/resources/news/2018/02/26/10197043/dowdupont-names-three-company-brands-for-separation/|title=DowDuPont names three company brands for separation|website=Icis.com|access-date=May 27, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180817023119/https://www.icis.com/resources/news/2018/02/26/10197043/dowdupont-names-three-company-brands-for-separation/|archive-date=August 17, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> In March 2018, it was announced that [[Jeff Fettig]] would become executive chairman of DowDuPont on July 1, 2018, and </ins>[<ins class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">[Jim Fitterling]] would become CEO of Dow Chemical on April 1, 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=</ins>https://www.<ins class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">wsj.com/articles/dow-chemicals-andrew-liveris-to-depart-jim-fitterling-to-be-ceo-of-new-dow-after-breakup-1520827380|title=Dow Chemical's Andrew Liveris to Depart; Jim Fitterling to Be CEO of New Dow After Breakup|first=David|last=Benoit|date=March 12, 2018|website=Wsj.com|access-date=May 27, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180527051114/https://www.wsj.com/articles/dow-chemicals-andrew-liveris-to-depart-jim-fitterling-to-be-ceo-of-new-dow-after-breakup-1520827380|archive-date=May 27, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> In October 2018, the company's agricultural unit recorded a $4.6 billion loss in the third quarter after lowering its long-term sales and profits targets.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/dowdupont-to-record-4-6-billion-charge-as-agriculture-unit-suffers-1539902403|title=DowDuPont to Record $4.6 Billion Charge as Agriculture Unit Suffers|last1=Maidenberg|first1=Micah|date=2018-10-18|work=Wall Street Journal|access-date=2018-10-19|last2=Bunge|first2=Jacob|language=en-US|issn=0099-9660|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181019015437/https://www.wsj.com/articles/dowdupont-to-record-4-6-billion-charge-as-agriculture-unit-suffers-1539902403|archive-date=October 19, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref></ins></div></td></tr>\n<tr><td colspan=\"2\" class=\"diff-side-deleted\"></td><td class=\"diff-marker\" data-marker=\"+\"></td><td class=\"diff-addedline diff-side-added\"><div>\u00a0</div></td></tr>\n<tr><td colspan=\"2\" class=\"diff-side-deleted\"></td><td class=\"diff-marker\" data-marker=\"+\"></td><td class=\"diff-addedline diff-side-added\"><div><ins class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">In 2019, DuPont completed its spin off from DowDuPont.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dupont.com/news/dupont-becomes-independent-company-positioned-to-drive-growth-and-value.html|title=DuPont Becomes Independent Company, Uniquely Positioned to Drive Innovation-Led Growth and Shareholder Value|website=www.dupont.com|language=en-US|access-date=2019-07-11|archive-url=https://web.archive</ins>.org/<ins class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">web</ins>/<ins class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">20190711000736/https</ins>:/<ins class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">/www.dupont.com/news/dupont-becomes-independent-company-positioned-to-drive-growth-and-value.html|archive-date=July 11, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref></ins></div></td></tr>\n<tr><td colspan=\"2\" class=\"diff-side-deleted\"></td><td class=\"diff-marker\" data-marker=\"+\"></td><td class=\"diff-addedline diff-side-added\"><div>\u00a0</div></td></tr>\n<tr><td colspan=\"2\" class=\"diff-side-deleted\"></td><td class=\"diff-marker\" data-marker=\"+\"></td><td class=\"diff-addedline diff-side-added\"><div><ins class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">In February 2020, DuPont announced that it is bringing back Edward D. Breen as its CEO after removing former Chief Executive Mark Doyle and CFO Jeanmarie Desmond less than a year after they assumed their roles. Lori D. Koch, previously head of investor relations, assumes the CFO position.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Hufford|first=Austen|url=https</ins>:<ins class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">//www.wsj.com/articles/dupont-replaces-ceo-amid-struggle-to-expand-sales-11582027150|title=DuPont Replaces CEO Amid Struggle to Expand Sales|date=2020-02-18|work=Wall Street Journal|access-date=2020-03-03|language=en-US|issn=0099-9660|archive-date=January 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210126150607/https://www.wsj.com/articles/dupont-replaces-ceo-amid-struggle-to-expand-sales-11582027150|url-status=live}}</ref></ins></div></td></tr>\n<tr><td colspan=\"2\" class=\"diff-side-deleted\"></td><td class=\"diff-marker\" data-marker=\"+\"></td><td class=\"diff-addedline diff-side-added\"><div>\u00a0</div></td></tr>\n<tr><td colspan=\"2\" class=\"diff-side-deleted\"></td><td class=\"diff-marker\" data-marker=\"+\"></td><td class=\"diff-addedline diff-side-added\"><div><ins class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">In November 2021, DuPont announced that it would acquire [[Rogers Corporation</ins>]<ins class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">] in a deal valued at $5.2 billion.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Cimilluca |first1=Cara Lombardo and Dana |title=DuPont to Buy Rogers for $5.2 Billion, Divest Part of Mobility Unit |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/dupont-plans-moves-that-would-remake-chemicals-company-11635812224 |access-date=2 November 2021 |work=Wall Street Journal |date=2 November 2021}}</ref></ins></div></td></tr>\n<tr><td colspan=\"2\" class=\"diff-side-deleted\"></td><td class=\"diff-marker\" data-marker=\"+\"></td><td class=\"diff-addedline diff-side-added\"><div>\u00a0</div></td></tr>\n<tr><td colspan=\"2\" class=\"diff-side-deleted\"></td><td class=\"diff-marker\" data-marker=\"+\"></td><td class=\"diff-addedline diff-side-added\"><div><ins class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">==Regulation==</ins></div></td></tr>\n<tr><td colspan=\"2\" class=\"diff-side-deleted\"></td><td class=\"diff-marker\" data-marker=\"+\"></td><td class=\"diff-addedline diff-side-added\"><div><ins class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">The [[European Commission]] opened a probe to assess whether the proposed merger was in line with the EU's respective regulations. The Commission investigated whether the deal reduced competition in areas such as crop protection, seeds and petrochemicals.<ref name="European Commission">{{cite web |last1 = Cardoso |first1 = Ricardo |title = Mergers: Commission opens in-depth investigation into proposed merger between Dow and DuPont |url = http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-16-2784_en.htm |publisher = European Commission |access-date = June 2, 2017 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170516045213/http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-16-2784_en.htm |archive-date = May 16, 2017 |url-status = live }}</ref> The closing date for the merger was repeatedly delayed due to these regulatory inquiries.<ref name="Forbes stock">{{cite web |last1 = Trefis staff |title = Why Dow Chemical Company's Stock Was Up Last Week |url = https://www.forbes.com/sites/greatspeculations/2017/01/30/why-was-dow-chemical-companys-stock-up-last-week/#3cfcb62c6c28 |website = Forbes |access-date = June 2, 2017 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170228211045/https://www.forbes.com/sites/greatspeculations/2017/01/30/why-was-dow-chemical-companys-stock-up-last-week/#3cfcb62c6c28 |archive-date = February 28, 2017 |url-status = live }}</ref><ref name="Trump advisor">{{cite web |last1 = Gurdus |first1 = Elizabeth |title = Dow Chemical CEO and Trump manufacturing advisor: How US companies can benefit from 'fair trade' |date = January 26, 2017 |url = https://www.cnbc.com/2017/01/26/dow-chemical-beats-earnings-and-revenue-estimates.html |publisher = CNBC |access-date = June 2, 2017 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170901160630/https://www.cnbc.com/2017/01/26/dow-chemical-beats-earnings-and-revenue-estimates.html |archive-date = September 1, 2017 |url-status = live }}</ref></ins></div></td></tr>\n<tr><td colspan=\"2\" class=\"diff-side-deleted\"></td><td class=\"diff-marker\" data-marker=\"+\"></td><td class=\"diff-addedline diff-side-added\"><div>\u00a0</div></td></tr>\n<tr><td colspan=\"2\" class=\"diff-side-deleted\"></td><td class=\"diff-marker\" data-marker=\"+\"></td><td class=\"diff-addedline diff-side-added\"><div><ins class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">Ed Breen said the companies were negotiating possible [[divestiture]]s in their [[pesticide]] operations to win approval for the deal. As part of their EU counterproposal, the companies offered to dispose of a portion of DuPont's crop protection business and associated R&D, as well as Dow's acrylic acid copolymers and [[ionomer]]s businesses.<ref name="Push back">{{cite web |last1 = Bunge |first1 = Jacob |title = DuPont pushes back Dow deal closing |url = http://www.marketwatch.com/story/dupont-pushes-back-dow-deal-closing-2017-01-24 |website = Market Watch |access-date = June 2, 2017 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170421064620/http://www.marketwatch.com/story/dupont-pushes-back-dow-deal-closing-2017-01-24 |archive-date = April 21, 2017 |url-status = live }}</ref><ref name="Concessions">{{cite web |last1 = Jordan |first1 = Heather |title = Dow, DuPont submit concessions to EU to gain merger approval |url = http://www.mlive.com/news/saginaw/index.ssf/2017/02/dow_dupont_submit_remedy_packa.html |website = MLive |date = February 8, 2017 |publisher = [[Booth Newspapers]] |access-date = June 2, 2017 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170901112618/http://www.mlive.com/news/saginaw/index.ssf/2017/02/dow_dupont_submit_remedy_packa.html |archive-date = September 1, 2017 |url-status = live }}</ref></ins></div></td></tr>\n<tr><td colspan=\"2\" class=\"diff-side-deleted\"></td><td class=\"diff-marker\" data-marker=\"+\"></td><td class=\"diff-addedline diff-side-added\"><div>\u00a0</div></td></tr>\n<tr><td colspan=\"2\" class=\"diff-side-deleted\"></td><td class=\"diff-marker\" data-marker=\"+\"></td><td class=\"diff-addedline diff-side-added\"><div><ins class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">The remedy submission in turn delayed the Commission's review deadline to April 4, 2017. The intended spins of the company businesses were expected to occur about 18 months after closing.<ref name="Concessions" /> According to the ''[[Financial Times]]'', the merger was "on track for approval in March" 2017.<ref name="Syngenta">{{cite news |last1 = Toplensky |first1 = Rochelle |title = ChemChina takeover of Syngenta nears EU approval |url = https://www.ft.com/content/44777ada-ff5c-11e6-96f8-3700c5664d30 |website = Financial Times |date = March 3, 2017 |access-date = June 2, 2017 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170330033557/https://www.ft.com/content/44777ada-ff5c-11e6-96f8-3700c5664d30 |archive-date = March 30, 2017 |url-status = live }}</ref> Dow Chemical and DuPont postponed the planned deadline during late March, as they struck an $1.6 billion asset swap with [[FMC Corporation]] in order to win the [</ins>[<ins class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">antitrust]] clearances. DuPont acquired the Corporation's health and nutrition business, while selling its herbicide and insecticide properties.<ref name="FMC Deal">{{cite news |last1 = Kaskey |first1 = Jack |title = Dow-DuPont Merger Delayed Again Amid $1.6 Billion FMC Deal |url = https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-03-31/dow-dupont-merger-delayed-again-amid-1-6-billion-deal-with-fmc |newspaper = Bloomberg.com |date = March 31, 2017 |access-date = June 2, 2017 |archive-url = </ins>https://<ins class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">web</ins>.<ins class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">archive</ins>.org/<ins class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">web</ins>/<ins class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">20170614035430</ins>/<ins class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-03</ins>-<ins class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">31/dow-dupont-merger-delayed-again-amid-1-6-billion-deal-with-fmc |archive-date = June 14, 2017 |url-status = live }}</ref><ref name="Chemical and Engineering News">{{cite web |last1 = Bomgardner |first1 = Melody M. |title = Two big agchem mergers near completion |url = http://cen.acs.org/articles/95/i15/Two-big-agchem-mergers-near</ins>.<ins class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">html |website = Chemical and Engineering News |access-date = June 2, 2017 |archive-url = https://web</ins>.<ins class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">archive</ins>.org/<ins class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">web/20170420214439/http://cen.acs.org/articles/95/i15/Two-big-agchem-mergers-near.html |archive-date = April 20, 2017 |url-status = live }}</ref></ins></div></td></tr>\n<tr><td colspan=\"2\" class=\"diff-side-deleted\"></td><td class=\"diff-marker\" data-marker=\"+\"></td><td class=\"diff-addedline diff-side-added\"><div>\u00a0</div></td></tr>\n<tr><td colspan=\"2\" class=\"diff-side-deleted\"></td><td class=\"diff-marker\" data-marker=\"+\"></td><td class=\"diff-addedline diff-side-added\"><div><ins class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">The European Commission conditionally approved the merger as of April, 2017, although the decision was said to consist of over a thousand pages and was expected to take several months to be released publicly. As part of the approval, Dow must also sell off two acrylic acid co-polymers manufacturing facilities in Spain and the US. China conditionally cleared the merger in May, 2017.<ref name="CWorld EU approval">{{cite web |last1 = King |first1 = Anthony |title = EU conditionally approves Dow\u2013DuPont merger |url = https://www.chemistryworld.com/news/eu-conditionally-approves-dowdupont-merger/3007072.article |website = Chemistry World |access-date = June 2, 2017 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170901115734/https://www.chemistryworld.com/news/eu-conditionally-approves-dowdupont-merger/3007072.article |archive-date = September 1, 2017 |url-status = live }}</ref><ref name="Chemical and Engineering News" /><ref name="Conditional China nod">{{cite news |last1 = Anantharaman |first1 = Muralikumar |last2 = Schmollinger |first2 = Christian |title = Dow, Dupont planned merger gets conditional nod from China |date = May 2, 2017 |url = https://www.reuters.com/article/us-du-pont-m-a-dow-china-idUSKBN17Y0TA |work = Reuters |access-date = June 2, 2017 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170601133838/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-du-pont-m-a-dow-china-idUSKBN17Y0TA |archive-date = June 1, 2017 |url-status = live }}</ref></ins></div></td></tr>\n<tr><td colspan=\"2\" class=\"diff-side-deleted\"></td><td class=\"diff-marker\" data-marker=\"+\"></td><td class=\"diff-addedline diff-side-added\"><div>\u00a0</div></td></tr>\n<tr><td colspan=\"2\" class=\"diff-side-deleted\"></td><td class=\"diff-marker\" data-marker=\"+\"></td><td class=\"diff-addedline diff-side-added\"><div><ins class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">==Reception==</ins></div></td></tr>\n<tr><td colspan=\"2\" class=\"diff-side-deleted\"></td><td class=\"diff-marker\" data-marker=\"+\"></td><td class=\"diff-addedline diff-side-added\"><div><ins class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">According to former [[United States Secretary of Agriculture]] during the Clinton administration, [[Dan Glickman]], and former [[Governor of Nebraska]], [[Mike Johanns]], by creating a single, independent, U.S.-based and - owned pure agriculture company, Dow and DuPont would be able to compete against their still larger global peers.<ref name="Foreign Competition">{{cite web |last1 = GLICKMAN |first1 = Dan |last2 = JOHANNS |first2 = Mike |title = Bush, Clinton Ag Secretaries: U.S. Needs American Ag Company to Counter Foreign Competition |url = https://morningconsult.com/opinions/bush-clinton-ag-secretaries-u-s-needs-american-ag-company-counter-foreign-competition/ |website = Morning Consult |access-date = June 2, 2017 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170901115211/https://morningconsult.com/opinions/bush-clinton-ag-secretaries-u-s-needs-american-ag-company-counter-foreign-competition/ |archive-date = September 1, 2017 |url-status = live }}</ref> The merger was not opposed by competition authorities around the world due to the view that it did not have noticeable impact on the global seed markets.<ref>{{Cite book |last=OECD |title=Concentration in Seed Markets Potential Effects and Policy Responses: Potential Effects and Policy Responses |publisher=OECD Publishing |year=2018 |isbn=978-92-64-30835-0 |location=Paris |pages=188-189 |language=en}}</ref></ins></div></td></tr>\n<tr><td colspan=\"2\" class=\"diff-side-deleted\"></td><td class=\"diff-marker\" data-marker=\"+\"></td><td class=\"diff-addedline diff-side-added\"><div>\u00a0</div></td></tr>\n<tr><td colspan=\"2\" class=\"diff-side-deleted\"></td><td class=\"diff-marker\" data-marker=\"+\"></td><td class=\"diff-addedline diff-side-added\"><div><ins class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">On the other hand, if [[Monsanto]] and [[Bayer]], the 1st and 3rd largest [[biotech]] and seed firms, together with Dow and DuPont being the 4th and 5th largest biotechnology and seed companies in the world respectively, both went through with the mergers, the so-called "Big Six" (including [[Syngenta]] and [[BASF]</ins>]<ins class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\"><ref>{{Cite book |last=Peters |first=Michael A. |title=Bioinformational Philosophy and Postdigital Knowledge Ecologies |publisher=Springer Nature |isbn=978-3-030-95005-7 |location=Cham, Switzerland |pages=117 |language=en}}</ref>) in the industry would control 63 percent of the global seed market and 76 percent of the global agriculture chemical market. They would also control 95 percent of corn, soybeans, and cotton traits in the US. Both duopolies would become the "big two" industry dominators. </ins></div></td></tr>\n<tr><td colspan=\"2\" class=\"diff-side-deleted\"></td><td class=\"diff-marker\" data-marker=\"+\"></td><td class=\"diff-addedline diff-side-added\"><div>\u00a0</div></td></tr>\n<tr><td colspan=\"2\" class=\"diff-side-deleted\"></td><td class=\"diff-marker\" data-marker=\"+\"></td><td class=\"diff-addedline diff-side-added\"><div><ins class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">The merger formed the world's largest chemical company in terms of sales. DuPont is headquartered in [</ins>[<ins class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">Wilmington, Delaware]].<ref>{{cite news |url = http://www.foxbusiness.com/features/2017/05/11/dow-dupont-to-review-breakup-plan-after-merger.html |title = Dow, DuPont to Review Breakup Plan After Merger |publisher = Fox News |access-date = July 10, 2017 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170709215857/http://www.foxbusiness.com/features/2017/05/11/dow-dupont-to-review-breakup-plan-after-merger.html |archive-date = July 9, 2017 |url-status = live }}{{full citation needed|date=September 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url = http://in.reuters.com/article/du-pont-m-a-dow-idINKBN1962SJ |title = Dow, DuPont merger wins U.S. antitrust approval with conditions |website = In.reuters.com |access-date = 28 May 2018 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170709160423/http://in.reuters.com/article/du-pont-m-a-dow-idINKBN1962SJ |archive-date = July 9, 2017 |url-status = live }}</ref><ref name=splitforbes>{{cite news |url = </ins>https://www.<ins class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">forbes.com/sites/greatspeculations/2016/08/30/dissecting-dow-and-dupont-deal-from-merger-to-split/#666271816967 |title = Dissecting the Dow and DuPont Deal, from Merger to Split? |website = Forbes.com |access-date = July 10, 2017 |archive-url = https://web.archive</ins>.org/<ins class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">web</ins>/<ins class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">20170908184123/https</ins>:/<ins class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">/www.forbes.com/sites/greatspeculations/2016/08/30/dissecting-dow-and-dupont-deal-from-merger-to-split/</ins>#<ins class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">666271816967 |archive-date = September 8, 2017 |url-status = live }}</ref></ins></div></td></tr>\n<tr><td colspan=\"2\" class=\"diff-side-deleted\"></td><td class=\"diff-marker\" data-marker=\"+\"></td><td class=\"diff-addedline diff-side-added\"><div>\u00a0</div></td></tr>\n<tr><td colspan=\"2\" class=\"diff-side-deleted\"></td><td class=\"diff-marker\" data-marker=\"+\"></td><td class=\"diff-addedline diff-side-added\"><div><ins class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">==Environmental lawsuits==</ins></div></td></tr>\n<tr><td colspan=\"2\" class=\"diff-side-deleted\"></td><td class=\"diff-marker\" data-marker=\"+\"></td><td class=\"diff-addedline diff-side-added\"><div><ins class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">In 1999, attorney [[Robert Bilott]] filed a lawsuit against DuPont, alleging chemical waste ([[perfluorooctanoic acid]]) fouled the property of a cattle rancher in [[Parkersburg, West Virginia]]. A subsequent lawsuit in 2004 alleged DuPont's actions led to widespread water contamination in West Virginia and Ohio which contributed to high rates of cancers and other health problems. Most of the over 3,000 lawsuits were ultimately settled </ins>for <ins class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">over $700 million,<ref>{{Cite news|date=2021-01-22|title=DuPont, Chemours in $4 Billion 'Forever Chemicals' Cost Pact|</ins>language<ins class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">=en|work=Bloomberg.com|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-01-22/dupont-and-chemours-in-4-billion-forever-chemicals-cost-pact|access-date=2021-02-15}}</ref> and DuPont paid $16.5 million in fines to the [[Environmental Protection Agency]</ins>]<ins class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/12/15/politics/dupont-to-pay-165-million-for-unreported-risks.html|title=DuPont to Pay $16.5 Million for Unreported Risks|first=Michael|last=Janofsky|newspaper=The New York Times|date=December 15, 2005|access-date=October 26, 2021|archive-date=October 6, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211006101640/https://www.nytimes.com/2005/12/15/politics/dupont-to-pay-165-million-for-unreported-risks.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Bilott's cases were featured in several newspapers and a book, and were adapted in the 2019 film ''[[Dark Waters (2019 film)|Dark Waters]]''.</ins></div></td></tr>\n<tr><td colspan=\"2\" class=\"diff-side-deleted\"></td><td class=\"diff-marker\" data-marker=\"+\"></td><td class=\"diff-addedline diff-side-added\"><div>\u00a0</div></td></tr>\n<tr><td colspan=\"2\" class=\"diff-side-deleted\"></td><td class=\"diff-marker\" data-marker=\"+\"></td><td class=\"diff-addedline diff-side-added\"><div><ins class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">Since the 2017 spin-off, the company has adapted its marketing and branding in order to establish a new identity that is "fundamentally different" from DowDuPont. The company published a list of sustainability commitments to be achieved by 2030 in November 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://therising.co/2019/10/30/dupont-announces-nine-new-sustainability-goals-for-2030/|title=DuPont, Formerly The Largest Chemical Company, Announces Nine New Sustainability Goals|last=Dao|first=Emily|date=2019-10-30|website=The Rising \u2013 The Most Important Sustainability Stories|language=en-US|access-date=2019-11-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191104172841/https://therising.co/2019/10/30/dupont-announces-nine-new-sustainability-goals-for-2030/|archive-date=November 4, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> DuPont was fined over $3 million for environmental violations in 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|title=DuPont de Nemours {{!}} Violation Tracker|url=https://violationtracker.goodjobsfirst.org/prog.php?parent=dupont-de-nemours&order=pen_year&sort=desc|access-date=2020-09-25|website=violationtracker.goodjobsfirst.org|archive-date=January 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210126052934/https://violationtracker.goodjobsfirst.org/prog.php?parent=dupont-de-nemours&order=pen_year&sort=desc|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2019, DuPont led the [</ins>[<ins class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">Toxic 100|Toxic 100 Water Polluters Index]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Baylor|first=Matthew|title=PERI \u2013 Toxic 100 Water Polluters Index|url=</ins>https://www.<ins class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">peri.umass.edu/toxic-100-water-polluters-index-current|access-date=2020-09-25|website=www.peri.umass.edu|date=July 25, 2019|language=en-gb|archive-date=December 9, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive</ins>.org/<ins class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">web</ins>/<ins class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">20201209163513/https</ins>:/<ins class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">/www.peri.umass.edu/toxic-100-water-polluters-index-current|url-status=live}}</ref></ins></div></td></tr>\n<tr><td colspan=\"2\" class=\"diff-side-deleted\"></td><td class=\"diff-marker\" data-marker=\"+\"></td><td class=\"diff-addedline diff-side-added\"><div>\u00a0</div></td></tr>\n<tr><td colspan=\"2\" class=\"diff-side-deleted\"></td><td class=\"diff-marker\" data-marker=\"+\"></td><td class=\"diff-addedline diff-side-added\"><div><ins class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">==Lobbying==</ins></div></td></tr>\n<tr><td colspan=\"2\" class=\"diff-side-deleted\"></td><td class=\"diff-marker\" data-marker=\"+\"></td><td class=\"diff-addedline diff-side-added\"><div><ins class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">DuPont spent $15.8 million on [[Lobbying in the United States|lobbying expenses]] and campaign donations in 2017.<ref>{{cite news |title=Lobbying's top 50 pour $540M into influence campaigns |url=https</ins>:<ins class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">//thehill.com/business-a-lobbying/business-a-lobbying/371523-lobbyings-top-50-pour-540m-into-influence-campaigns |work=The Hill |date=January 31, 2021 |access-date=July 21, 2021 |archive-date=July 21, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210721160951/https://thehill.com/business-a-lobbying/business-a-lobbying/371523-lobbyings-top-50-pour-540m-into-influence-campaigns |url-status=live }}</ref></ins></div></td></tr>\n<tr><td colspan=\"2\" class=\"diff-side-deleted\"></td><td class=\"diff-marker\" data-marker=\"+\"></td><td class=\"diff-addedline diff-side-added\"><div>\u00a0</div></td></tr>\n<tr><td colspan=\"2\" class=\"diff-side-deleted\"></td><td class=\"diff-marker\" data-marker=\"+\"></td><td class=\"diff-addedline diff-side-added\"><div><ins class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">==References==</ins></div></td></tr>\n<tr><td colspan=\"2\" class=\"diff-side-deleted\"></td><td class=\"diff-marker\" data-marker=\"+\"></td><td class=\"diff-addedline diff-side-added\"><div><ins class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">{{Reflist}}</ins></div></td></tr>\n<tr><td colspan=\"2\" class=\"diff-side-deleted\"></td><td class=\"diff-marker\" data-marker=\"+\"></td><td class=\"diff-addedline diff-side-added\"><div>\u00a0</div></td></tr>\n<tr><td colspan=\"2\" class=\"diff-side-deleted\"></td><td class=\"diff-marker\" data-marker=\"+\"></td><td class=\"diff-addedline diff-side-added\"><div><ins class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">==External links==</ins></div></td></tr>\n<tr><td colspan=\"2\" class=\"diff-side-deleted\"></td><td class=\"diff-marker\" data-marker=\"+\"></td><td class=\"diff-addedline diff-side-added\"><div><ins class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">{{commons category|DuPont}}</ins></div></td></tr>\n<tr><td colspan=\"2\" class=\"diff-side-deleted\"></td><td class=\"diff-marker\" data-marker=\"+\"></td><td class=\"diff-addedline diff-side-added\"><div><ins class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">* {{Official website|https://www.dupont.com/}}</ins></div></td></tr>\n<tr><td colspan=\"2\" class=\"diff-side-deleted\"></td><td class=\"diff-marker\" data-marker=\"+\"></td><td class=\"diff-addedline diff-side-added\"><div><ins class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">{{Finance links</ins></div></td></tr>\n<tr><td colspan=\"2\" class=\"diff-side-deleted\"></td><td class=\"diff-marker\" data-marker=\"+\"></td><td class=\"diff-addedline diff-side-added\"><div><ins class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">| name = DuPont de Nemours, Inc.</ins></div></td></tr>\n<tr><td colspan=\"2\" class=\"diff-side-deleted\"></td><td class=\"diff-marker\" data-marker=\"+\"></td><td class=\"diff-addedline diff-side-added\"><div><ins class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">| symbol = DD</ins></div></td></tr>\n<tr><td colspan=\"2\" class=\"diff-side-deleted\"></td><td class=\"diff-marker\" data-marker=\"+\"></td><td class=\"diff-addedline diff-side-added\"><div><ins class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">| reuters = DD.N</ins></div></td></tr>\n<tr><td colspan=\"2\" class=\"diff-side-deleted\"></td><td class=\"diff-marker\" data-marker=\"+\"></td><td class=\"diff-addedline diff-side-added\"><div><ins class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">| bloomberg = DD:US</ins></div></td></tr>\n<tr><td colspan=\"2\" class=\"diff-side-deleted\"></td><td class=\"diff-marker\" data-marker=\"+\"></td><td class=\"diff-addedline diff-side-added\"><div><ins class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">| sec_cik = 1666700</ins></div></td></tr>\n<tr><td colspan=\"2\" class=\"diff-side-deleted\"></td><td class=\"diff-marker\" data-marker=\"+\"></td><td class=\"diff-addedline diff-side-added\"><div><ins class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">| yahoo = DD</ins></div></td></tr>\n<tr><td colspan=\"2\" class=\"diff-side-deleted\"></td><td class=\"diff-marker\" data-marker=\"+\"></td><td class=\"diff-addedline diff-side-added\"><div><ins class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">| google = DD</ins></div></td></tr>\n<tr><td colspan=\"2\" class=\"diff-side-deleted\"></td><td class=\"diff-marker\" data-marker=\"+\"></td><td class=\"diff-addedline diff-side-added\"><div><ins class=\"diffchange 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