31 Facts About Dow Chemical

Dow Chemical Company is an American multinational chemical corporation headquartered in Midland, Michigan, United States and is a subsidiary of Dow Inc The company is among the three largest chemical producers in the world.

Dow Chemical is a large producer of plastics, including polystyrene, polyurethane, polyethylene, polypropylene, and synthetic rubber.

Dow Chemical Water and Process Solutions is a business unit which manufactures Filmtec reverse osmosis membranes which are used to purify water for human use in the Middle East.

Dow Chemical AgroSciences sells seeds commercially under the following brands: Mycogen, Atlas, PhytoGen and Hyland Seeds in Canada .

In March 2020, during the Coronavirus outbreak, Dow Chemical expanded its European hand sanitizer production, providing the product free to hospitals.

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Dow Chemical was founded in 1897 by chemist Herbert Henry Dow Chemical, who invented a new method of extracting the bromine that was trapped underground in brine at Midland, Michigan.

Dow Chemical originally sold only bleach and potassium bromide, achieving a bleach output of 72 tons a day in 1902.

Dow Chemical produced magnesium for incendiary flares, monochlorobenzene and phenol for explosives, and bromine for medicines and tear gas.

From 1940 to 1941, Dow Chemical built its first plant in Freeport, Texas to produce magnesium extracted from seawater rather than underground brine.

Also during the war, Dow Chemical and Corning began their joint venture, Dow Chemical Corning, to produce silicones for military and, later, civilian use.

From 1951 to 1975, Dow Chemical managed the Rocky Flats Plant near Denver, Colorado.

Dow Chemical was one of several manufacturers who began producing the napalm B compound under government contract from 1965.

Dow Chemical said that it carefully considered its position, and decided, as a matter of principle, "its first obligation was to the government".

Major manufacturer of silicone breast implants, Dow Corning was sued for personal damages caused by ruptured implants.

Activists sought to have Dow Chemical held responsible for the ongoing cleanup of the site, now under the control of the state government of Madhya Pradesh.

Until the late 1970s, Dow Chemical produced DBCP, a soil fumigant, and nematicide, sold under the names the Nemagon and Fumazone.

In February 2013 a federal court rejected two tax shelter transactions entered into by Dow Chemical that created approximately $1 billion in tax deductions between 1993 and 2003.

Dow Chemical stated that it had paid all tax assessments with interest.

Dow Chemical has petitioned for an en banc hearing by the 5th Circuit, arguing that the decision was contrary to established case law.

Dow Chemical was implicated in a price-fixing scheme that inflated the cost of polyurethane for customers.

Dow Chemical stated it would give further support to its end-market orientation and increase its alignment to Dow's key value chains – ethylene and propylene.

Dow Chemical estimates the facilities will employ about 3000 people, and 5000 people during construction.

In 2003, Dow Chemical agreed to pay $2 million, the largest penalty ever in a pesticide case, to the state of New York for making illegal safety claims related to its pesticides.

The New York Attorney General's Office stated that Dow Chemical AgroSciences had violated a 1994 agreement with the State of New York to stop advertisements making safety claims about its pesticide products.

Dow Chemical stated that it was not admitting to any wrongdoing, and that it was agreeing to the settlement to avoid a costly court battle.

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In September 2004, Dow Chemical obtained the naming rights to the Saginaw County Event Center in Saginaw, Michigan; the center is called the Dow Chemical Event Center.

In October 2006, Dow Chemical bought the naming rights to the stadium used by the Great Lakes Loons, a Single-A minor league baseball team located in its hometown of Midland, Michigan.

The Dow Chemical Foundation played a key role in bringing the Loons to the city.

In 2010, Dow Chemical signed a $100m 10-year deal with the International Olympic Committee and agreed to sponsor the £7m Olympic Stadium wrap.

However, Dow has made the content open to all, including those already employed in the chemical industry.

Scientists, engineers, and economists from The Nature Conservancy and Dow Chemical are working together at three pilot sites to implement and refine models that support corporate decision-making related to the value and resources nature provides.