Dow Chemical, DuPont in merger talks to create $120b chemicals giant

Dow Chemical, DuPont in merger talks to create $120b chemicals giant

A view of the Dupont logo on a train car at the Dupont Edge Moor facility near Wilmington, Delaware, April 17, 2012. REUTERS/Tim Shaffer

Dow Chemical Co and DuPont are in talks to merge, creating a chemicals giant with a market value of more than $120 billion that could then break up into different businesses, people familiar with the matter said on Tuesday.

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