U.S. Stock Mover | DuPont (DD.US) Rises Over 4% as It Sells Majority of Its Mobility & Materials Business to Celanese (CE.US)

According to Zhitong Finance APP, on Friday, February 18, DuPont’s (DD.US) share price rose—by over 4% as of press time—to $83; Celanese (CE.US) rose over 1%, to $154. DuPont sold the majority of its Mobility & Materials business to Celanese for $11 billion.

DuPont: Panic Continues—Sell, Sell, Sell

Reports indicate that industrial materials manufacturer DuPont (DD.US) is working with advisory firms to assess whether to divest its Electronics business. By revenue, the Electronics & Imaging segment is DuPont’s smallest core business unit in Q3, serving customers including semiconductor and LED manufacturers. Amid heightened trade uncertainty exacerbating cyclical weakness in the semiconductor market, this segment’s revenue declined consecutively across all three quarters of fiscal year 2019. DuPont did not immediately respond to media requests for comment. The report further states that DuPont is also considering a reverse Morris trust transaction—a U.S. legal structure combining a spin-off and an acquisition, which, if meeting certain criteria, qualifies as tax-free. Such transactions enable a company to divest an unwanted division while simultaneously merging with another firm—thereby avoiding substantial tax liabilities. DuPont’s History of ‘Sell, Sell, Sell’ In December 2019, DuPont sold its Nutrition & Biosciences (N&B) business to global flavor-and-fragrance giant IFF for $26.2 billion. The combined entity was valued at $45.4 billion. Additionally, DowDuPont intended to sell its joint venture DuPont Teijin Films—the world’s one of the largest polyester film producers. A spokesperson for the company told Plastics News that DowDuPont announced in October 2017 its plan to sell DuPont Teijin Films to Indorama Ventures, though the deal remains pending. In May 2019, DowDuPont CEO Marc Doyle announced during an earnings call the intention to transfer six businesses—including Photovoltaics & Advanced Materials, Biomaterials, Clean Technology Solutions, the Hemlock Semiconductor Group joint venture, and the DuPont Teijin Films joint venture—to a newly established non-core division, with potential divestiture under consideration. On May 22, responding to inquiries from China Business News regarding the photovoltaics business sale, DowDuPont stated it is currently formulating customized strategic plans for multiple business units to maximize their value and ensure long-term sustainable growth—including DuPont Photovoltaic Solutions. Amid industry-wide cost-parity trends, the company remains bullish on the photovoltaics sector and will continue investing in renewable energy development through collaborative innovation.

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Squarepoint Ops LLC Lowers Holdings in DuPont de Nemours, Inc. $DD

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