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President Donald Trump says he can cut regulations by 75 percent

Jan 23, 2017
A look at Donald Trump's first Monday as President of the United States.
U.S. President Donald Trump leads a meeting with invited business leaders, members of his staff and Vice President Mike Pence in the Roosevelt Room at the White House January 23, 2017 in Washington, DC. Business leaders included Elon Musk of SpaceX, Wendell Weeks of Corning, Mark Sutton of International Paper, Andrew Liveris of Dow Chemical, Alex Gorsky of Johnston & Johnson and others. 

 
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Dow DuPont merger spells uncertainty in West Virginia

Feb 29, 2016
Some fear job losses, others have questions about environmental cleanup
State agencies in West Virginia estimate DuPont was one of the top five private employers in the state until 2006. Today it’s dropped to 40th, and a major portion of the company has been spun off into a new company called Chemours, the stat'e's 36th largest employer. 
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Another big merger? This time we're talking chemicals

Dec 9, 2015
Two of the world's biggest chemical companies are in talks.

CEO of Dow Chemical on re-branding chemistry

May 10, 2012
Andrew Liveris, CEO of Dow Chemical, talks about how the company is trying to change the images consumers have of the company and of science.