The new company will be the second-largest chemical outfit in the U.S. after DuPont.

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"This is an exciting time for our business, " said Dupont Fabros Chief Executive Hossein Fateh during the company's earnings call earlier this month.

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Danisco's CEO said in a statement Monday that DuPont's offer is the best that the company, which began as a sugar company and shifted in 2009 to products that range from food components to industrial enzymes, can expect.

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For example, in May 2010 we bought DuPont for our clients at 36 after studying the company for a couple of years.

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Higher selling prices and volume growth helped chemical manufacturer DuPont double its first-quarter earnings from a year ago, and the company is eyeing the sun for future growth.

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Meanwhile, DuPont shares dropped 2.2% by Monday at noon, after the company said it expected the acquisition to have a downward impact on its full-year outlook.

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DuPont, a chemicals company which also produces paint, managed to extricate itself from the Rhode Island case after a deal involving the payment of millions of dollars to charities approved by the state's attorney-general.

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DuPont said it would now ask the judge who presided over the seven-week trial to require the South Korean company to stop selling products based on its trade secrets.

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