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DSM Mulls Sale Of Polymer Units

by Alex Scott
November 10, 2014 | A version of this story appeared in Volume 92, Issue 45

DSM is considering strategic options—including divestment—of its polymer intermediates business, which manufactures composite resins, caprolactam, and acrylonitrile. The unit has annual sales of about $1.9 billion. The move follows pressure from the activist hedge fund Third Point, which has taken a stake in DSM and wants to see the firm broken up. Third Point is similarly targeting Dow Chemical. The pretax profits of the polymer intermediates business fell $6 million, to $29 million, for the third quarter of 2014.

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