Dow-Dupont tie-up risks delay on missing data

The trading license will give full ownership in the country's trading sector, the No. 1 U.S. chemical maker by sales said on Thursday. (The Dow Chemical logo is displayed on a board above the floor of the New York Stock Exchange shortly after the opening bell in New York, December 22, 2015. - Reuters filepic)

BRUSSELS: Dow Chemical Co and DuPont Co were told by the European Commission to provide missing data about their proposed merger, threatening to delay the regulator’s probe into their plans to create the world’s biggest chemical company.

The EU suspended its Jan 11 deadline last week, barely a month after it opened an in-depth investigation into the transaction, citing concerns that the combination may reduce competition for crop protection, seeds and some petrochemicals.