- Founded in 1897 by Herbert H. Dow in Midland, Michigan, United States.
- Global science and technology solutions company, headquartered in Midland, Michigan.
- Approximately 46,000 employees in 180 countries worldwide, with annual sales of $33 billion.
- Merged with Union Carbide in 2001.
- Ranked in the top 100 of Fortune 500 companies.
- Long-term value growth strategy fueled by ongoing mergers, acquisitions and creation of new businesses.
- Eight global business groups sell more than 2,500 products to customers worldwide.
- Recognized throughout industry for its leading-edge global I/T infrastructure.
- A leader in e-commerce within the chemical industry.
- Committed to achieving Six Sigma performance across the company (Six Sigma is a highly disciplined process that helps us focus on developing and delivering near-perfect products and services).
- Charter member of Responsible Care?, a voluntary industry-wide organization committed to safe handling of chemicals from laboratory to ultimate disposal.
- Ranked among the "best places to work" by the National Society of Black Engineers (U.S.), Graduate and Working Woman magazines (U.S.), and Exame magazine (Brazil).
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