President-elect Donald Trump named the head of Dow Chemical to an economic advisory role Friday night, even as the federal government is reviewing the company's proposed merger with rival DuPont.
Trump announced the appointment of Dow CEO Andrew Liveris as head of the Manufacturing Council at a rally in Michigan, where Dow _ one of the state's largest employers _ is headquartered.
The council is as a liaison between the U.S. manufacturing industry and the federal government.
Liveris' focus, Trump suggested, would be job creation and revitalizing the country's manufacturing sector.
Liveris announced the building of a new research-and-development facility in Michigan, which, he said, would create 700 jobs.
Unmentioned was the proposed merger between Dow and DuPont, two of the world's largest chemical companies, which is under review by antitrust regulators in Washington and other countries.
