28 Jul 2017 --- The completion of the upcoming merger of Dow and DuPont is edging closer as the European Commission has cleared the path ahead in terms of the divestments needed to satisfy regulators. The Commission has conditionally cleared both FMC's acquisition of parts of DuPont's crop protection business and DuPont's acquisition of FMC's Health and Nutrition business – both transactions are related to the Dow/DuPont merger divestment commitments.