Court orders ban on Dow Agro pesticide, says EPA violated law
A federal appeals court ruled Thursday that the Trump administration endangered public health by keeping widely used pesticide chlorpyrifos, sold by Dow AgroSciences, on the market.
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Local firm rolls out software designed to help charities win donations
Super Service Challenge, a national not-for-profit aimed at helping charities raise money and in-kind contributions, is launching a new e-platform designed by Indianapolis-based Sells Group meant to connect companies, volunteers and not-for-profits in a whole new way.
Dow Agro CEO to take job with farm equipment maker
The departure of Timothy Hassinger comes as Dow AgroSciences’ parent prepares to merge with chemical giant DuPont.
States sue over EPA’s decision to keep Dow Agro pesticide on market
Several states are seeking to join a legal challenge to a Trump administration decision to keep chlorpyrifos on the market, despite some studies showing it can harm children's brains.
How Dow won fight to save key product
When Dow AgroSciences needed to battle a proposed federal ban on one of its most important products, it drafted an army—its farmers.
European regulators clear Dow Chemical-DuPont merger
The $62 billion deal, which is still awaiting U.S. regulatory approval, would create a huge publicly traded agricultural company that would be based in Delaware but have major operations in Indianapolis.
2017 Forty Under 40: Reza J. Rasoulpour
“I consider myself an environmentalist and a public health advocate” said Rasoulpour, who leads a team developing new tools for farmers while also ensuring that “the human health and environmental safety profile for the new products is always more favorable than the products they are replacing.”
2016 TOP STORIES: Other business stories of note from past year
Emmis CEO Jeff Smulyan tried to take his company private but fell short again, among other stories.
2016 WOMAN OF INFLUENCE: Susanne Wasson
The top woman in a commercial role in the 9,000-employee agricultural chemical giant, Wasson sits on the president/CEO’s Global Leadership Team and has served as treasurer and chairwoman of the finance committee of the Indiana Humanities board of directors.
Dow Agro sales rise on strong demand for seeds
Indianapolis-based Dow AgroSciences said sales and operating earnings rose in the third quarter, thanks in part to strong demand for products in Latin America. Meanwhile, the massive merger between parent Dow Chemical and DuPont has been delayed.
DuPont-Dow merger faces big EU obstacle
European antitrust officials decided this month to launch a full-blown investigation into the proposed merger Dow Chemical Co. and DuPont Co.
Dow-DuPont could be on hook for Teflon liabilities, groups say
DuPont Co. and Dow Chemical Co. should tell shareholders before Wednesday’s merger vote that the combined company may face hundreds of millions of dollars in health care claims related to a chemical used to make Teflon, activists say.
Bayer takeover of Monsanto would further shake up ag industry
The sector is undergoing a wave of consolidation, driven in part by falling crop prices, which have reduced farmers' spending on genetically enhanced seeds. Locally based Dow AgroSciences is merging with DuPont’s ag unit, and ChemChina is buying Syngenta.
Fate of Indy employees still hazy in Dow, DuPont merger
Although the city will host a “global business center,” it will be months before details are known about how the combined agriculture operations will shake out. For now, the two firms are still competitors.
Dow CEO: Chinese firm pursued Indy acquisition in 2010
The Chinese company that on Wednesday announced plans to buy Swiss ag-chemical giant Syngenta for $43 billion previously was a suitor of Dow AgroSciences, Dow Chemical's CEO said in an interview.
2016 Forty Under 40: Monica Sorribas Amela
Monica Sorribas Amela is a global leader and research and development director at Dow AgroSciences’ Centers for Biology Excellence where she leads operational aspects for the Crop Protection R&D function.
Worldwide corporate merger activity hits record level
Companies around the world made plans to spend a record $5.04 trillion on acquisitions in 2015, according to Dealogic, as slow worldwide economic growth and low interest rates pushed companies to combine forces.
2015 TOP STORIES: Merger casts uncertainty over Dow Agro
Dow and DuPont—both major players in the agricultural chemical industry—plan to integrate those units and spin them off as an independent, publicly traded company by 2018.
Dow’s merger plans with DuPont might hit antitrust roadblock
The proposed merger of Dow Chemical Co. and DuPont Co. would create the world’s largest agricultural-products company. But that’s bad news for farmers, according to some farm groups and antitrust experts.
Merger chatter casts cloud over Dow AgroSciences
Talk of synergies and consolidation may warm the hearts of investors, who are eager for Midland, Michigan-based Dow Chemical to boost returns, but they cast uncertainty over some of central Indiana’s best scientific jobs.