tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post6375396915046983692..comments2024-03-18T16:39:23.054-04:00Comments on Chemjobber: C&EN: DuPont to sell off performance chemicals divisionChemjobberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15932113680515602275noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-86373496601942597272013-07-29T12:49:12.228-04:002013-07-29T12:49:12.228-04:00"Re-arranging deck chairs" comes to mind..."Re-arranging deck chairs" comes to mind.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-3027713267164516062013-07-29T10:33:29.115-04:002013-07-29T10:33:29.115-04:00It just doesn't make sense to get rid of a bus...It just doesn't make sense to get rid of a business that's very profitable for you. I guess they are looking for something with more 'growth prospects' in which to invest all the money they will make from the sale, but keeping it around is good for 2 billion bucks a year, so they could probably take just the profits from that and invest it a new venture. <br /><br />I don't buy the volatility reason. If people start buying less titanium dioxide and fluoropolymers, they will probably start buying less of everything else as well.uncle samnoreply@blogger.com