Little Fish Left in a Big Pond

Sorry I did not know buying one business by a larger business sent any signals other than the large business has money to spend or is will to take on a risk. A lot of business buy out other business for many reasons.

What plastic patents does dow have? Are they running out? Are they part of the type of plastic that scares people with the horomone problems it causes in humans?

It only reads to me like Dow needed and outside Income stream to offset losses from its other units because of the rise in oil prices.

So true dadw5boys,

If they had left the market Dow would be selling the pieces, more likely Dow's book keeping etc. will take over but it will be business as usual with the added " a Dow subsidiary" to the name.

Brad

Dow buys all kinds of businesses. It hasn't meant yet that they are getting out of any particular sector, it usually indicates they are just diversifying a little. The price of feedstocks will mean more to the "little fish" even if they do stop producing plastics (yeah, as IF!).

The pool is already too full of sharks and their pups for little fish to survive in. Even finding a niche market does not pay if it is profitable for the small guy. The sharks start circling as soon as they smell profit and snap up the little fish before he can get bigger. Little fish are in danger of becoming extinct as they are only bate for the sharks nothing more. Dow is just regurgitating a bit of tough bate and will gobble it up again on the next pass.