DuPont to Acquire Danisco for $6.3 Billion

DuPont has agreed to acquire Danisco (Copenhagen), a leading maker of enzymes and specialty food ingredients, for $6.3 billion. The deal puts industrial biotechnology at the center of DuPont’s growth strategy. Danisco’s Genencor unit is the second-largest maker of industrial enzymes after Novozymes. Kullman: Staking out leading position in industrial biotechnology. The deal “advances DuPont’s position as a clear leader in industrial biotechnology, with science-intensive innovations that address...

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