Arkema S.A. agreed to acquire The Dow Chemical Company from Dow Inc. for an enterprise value of $150 million.

Dow Inc. specializes in the manufacturing and marketing of performance, intermediate and plastic products. Net sales break down by family of products as follows: - basic plastics (51.9%): polyethylene and polystyrene, polypropylene, etc.; - elaborate plastics (28.1%): adhesives, resins, polyurethanes, plastic films, sealants, acoustic products, etc.; - performance chemicals (19%): polymers, latex, acrylic monomers, etc.; - other (1%). Net sales are distributed geographically as follows: the United States and Canada (37.3%), Europe/Middle East/Africa/India (32.6%), Asia/Pacific (18.5%), and Latin America (11.6%).