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(Beyond Pesticides, December 14, 2015) <\/em>Chemical giants DuPont and Dow Chemical Companies announced that their boards of directors unanimously approved a merger of their companies through an all-stock deal, valuing the combined market capitalization at $130 billion. According to the Washington Post, “The combined company, analysts said, would be \u00a0the world\u2019s largest seed and pesticide \u00a0conglomerate, \u00a0controlling \u00a017 percent of global pesticide sales \u00a0and about 40 percent of \u00a0America\u2019s corn-seed and soybean markets.”<\/p>\n

\"dowdupont\"The \u00a0press release<\/a>, states \u201cThe combined company will be named DowDuPont. The parties intend to subsequently pursue a separation of DowDuPont into three independent, publicly traded companies through tax-free spin-offs. This would occur as soon as feasible, which is expected to be 18-24 months following the closing of the merger, subject to regulatory and board approval.\u201d The merger could revive attempts at consolidation between other big companies in the agrochemical industry.<\/p>\n

After the DowDuPont merger closes, the three businesses that the boards intend to separate are:<\/p>\n

Agriculture Company<\/strong>: “Leading global pure-play agriculture company that unites DuPont’s and Dow’s seed and crop protection businesses.” Revenue: $19 billion.<\/p>\n

Material Science Company<\/strong>: “A pure-play industrial leader, consisting of DuPont’s Performance Materials segment, as well as Dow’s Performance Plastics, Performance Materials and Chemicals, Infrastructure Solutions, and Consumer Solutions … operating segments.” Revenue: $51 billion.<\/p>\n

Specialty Products Company<\/strong>: “The businesses will include DuPont’s Nutrition & Health, Industrial Biosciences, Safety & Protection and Electronics & Communications, as well as the Dow Electronic Materials business.” Revenue: $13 billion.<\/p>\n

Reuters<\/a>, in its \u00a0analysis of the merger, stated that, \u201cThe merger puts further pressure on rivals such as Germany’s BASF SE and Bayer AG to consolidate as falling crop prices curb sales. It could also prompt a renewed flurry of takeover bids for European rivals, with Syngenta AG the most likely target. Analysts have said a Dow-DuPont tie-up might push Monsanto Company to take another shot at Syngenta after the U.S. company abandoned a $45 billion offer for the Swiss company in August.\u201d Many of these big agricultural companies have been struggling to cope with falling demand for farm chemicals due to falling crop prices and a strong dollar, and may believe that a merger will provide longer-term security.<\/p>\n

However, for the billion-dollar agrochemical industry, a merger is likely to only provide short-term stability, increase the wealth of top executives, and raise the cost of food, as the new corporation will create a near monopoly that \u00a0will allow it \u00a0to increase prices. In the long-term, the market will reveal that relying on the promotion of chemical-intensive agricultural practices is not a sustainable business practice. Chemical-intensive (or conventional) \u00a0agriculture depends on chemical fertilizers and toxic pesticides that have been shown to reduce soil organic matter and decrease the diversity of soil biota<\/a>. These chemical inputs contaminate waterways leading to eutrophication and \u201cdead zones,\u201d where nothing is able to live or grow. Eventually, as chemical intensive agriculture depletes organic matter in the soil and there is nothing left with which to grow food or sustain life, chemical inputs will become obsolete. Sustainability advocates say that the \u00a0only way that the agricultural industry can create a sustainable business model is to produce products that are compatible with \u00a0organic agriculture.<\/a><\/p>\n

While some argue that organic is too expensive, the simple fact is that chemical companies are able to externalize the social cost of their products<\/a> in the form of eutrophication, soil erosion, harm to wildlife, healthcare costs to consumers, and numerous other adverse effects. Some researchers calculate the adverse impacts to health and the environment to be as much as $16.9 billion a year. (Tegtmeier and Duffy 2004) If consumers paid the true cost of conventional food production, prices for conventionally grown goods would certainly be more expensive than organic products, which are certified through a process that protects human health and the environment.<\/p>\n

Good organic practices work to build the soil and maintain an ecological balance that makes chemical fertilizers and synthetic pesticides obsolete. Claims that organic agriculture cannot feed the world because of lower yields are contested by scientific studies showing that organic yields are comparable to conventional yields<\/a> and require significantly lower inputs. Organic agriculture advocates say that it is not only necessary in order to eliminate the use of toxic chemicals, but to ensure the long-term sustainability of food production.<\/p>\n

For further information, check out our webpages on Organic Agriculture<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Source: Reuters<\/a>, NPR<\/a>, DowDuPont Press Release<\/a><\/p>\n

All unattributed positions and opinions in this piece are those of Beyond Pesticides.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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