Dow Chemical Co's "lack of transparency" makes it difficult to determine whether the petrochemical giant should be split up or kept together, hedge fund titan Daniel Loeb said on Wednesday.The harsh words escalate the tension between the largest U.S. chemical maker and Loeb, operator of the $14 billion Third Point hedge fund.Loeb, who last month said Dow Chemical had become the largest equity investment held by Third Point and urged the company to spin off its lucrative but slow-growing petrochemical unit and focus on specialty materials, issued the remarks a day after Dow Chemical said an internal review found breaking up the company would not help shareholders.By digging in its heels, Dow Chemical wants to show it doesn't plan to give in easily to Loeb's demands the way that Yahoo! Inc and other companies have in the past.
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