Dow Chemical Company
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Insurance Against a Dow Drop? DIA Putsby: Sam Kirtley November 24, 2009 | about: DIA The DOW was driven to a new 13 month high in recent trading, pushed higher by comments from St. Louis Federal Reserve President James Bullard. Bullard said that the U.S. should continue to... In this article: DOW, Federal Reserve, U.S., and St. Louis |
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Midland Daily News | 3 days ago
Dow Chemical Co. gives $120,000 in laboratory equipment to Michigan State University
Published: Monday, November 23, 2009 8:41 AM EST A gift of more than $120,000 in laboratory equipment from The Dow Chemical Co. will assist Michigan State University (MSU) in establishing a planned Center for Packaging Innovation and...
In this article: Michigan State University, Dow Chemical Co., and Waste
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Web Wire | November 18, 2009
Dow Announces Availability of New Company Databook - The Elements of Success
Midland, MI - The Dow Chemical Company (NYSE: DOW) announced today that it has published a new Company Databook: The Elements of Success. This inaugural edition provides comprehensive insight into Dow as an industry leading specialty...
In this article: DOW, Joint venture, Pro forma, Andrew N. Liveris, Rohm and Haas Company, NYSE, and Midland, MI
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The Times of India - Business | November 13, 2009
TCS, Dow Chemicals expand biz alliance, create jobs in US
...largest software services exporter Tata Consultancy Services today said it will expand its strategic business alliance with US-based Dow Chemicals that will create new jobs in Midland-Michigan. "Dow Chemical and TCS plan to form an...
In this article: Dow Chemicals, Tata Consultancy Services, US, Michigan, Joint venture, Bombay Stock Exchange, India, and Mumbai
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Philly.com | November 12, 2009
Dow Chemical looking to sell more assets
NEW YORK - Dow Chemical Co. said today that it plans to sell more assets in 2010 as it continues to work toward paying off debt from its $16.5 billion acquisition of Philadelphia-based Rohm and Haas in April. The company also predicted...
In this article: Rohm and Haas, Dow Chemical Co., Lithium, Joint venture, Revenue, Andrew Liveris, and NEW YORK
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AP Online | November 12, 2009
Dow Chemical to divest more assets in 2010
NEW YORK (AP) - Dow Chemical Co. said Thursday it plans to sell more assets in 2010 as it continues to work toward paying off debt from its $16.5 billion acquisition of Rohm and Haas in April. The company also predicted earnings in 2012...
In this article: Rohm and Haas, Lithium, Dow Chemical, Joint venture, Revenue, Andrew Liveris, and NEW YORK
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Reuters | November 12, 2009
Dow Chemical touts Rohm acquisition, shares jump
...with at least two state-owned raw material companies to form a joint venture akin to last year's failed K-Dow project. Dow had planned to form K-Dow with a Kuwaiti company, only to have Kuwait walk away last December. Liveris has...
In this article: Dow Chemical Co, Dow, Andrew Liveris, Joint venture, Cross-licensing, Revenue, Polystyrene, Latex, and Akzo Nobel NV
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MarketWatch.com - MarketPulse | November 12, 2009
Dow Chemical shares surge on debt reduction
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Dow Chemical Co. /quotes/comstock/13*!dow/quotes/nls/dow (DOW 28.45, +1.74, +6.52%) shares surged 7% by mid-morning trading Thursday after the company said it will cut its heavy debt load and achieve its...
In this article: DOW, Rohm and Haas, and MarketWatch
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UPDATE 1-Dow Chemical touts Rohm acquisition, shares jump
...EPS, ex-items, was $1.82 * Executives tout Rohm buyout's potential * Shares up 5.8 percent By Ernest Scheyder Dow Chemical Co <DOW.N> touted the benefits of its recent acquisition of Rohm and Haas to investors on Thursday, saying the...
In this article: Dow Chemical Co, Rohm and Haas, Midland, Michigan, and New York
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Dow Chemical, Shenhua revive $10 bln China project
Dow Chemical Co <DOW.N> and Shenhua Group, China's largest coal miner, will reportedly move ahead with their planned $10 billion coal-to-chemical project in Shaanxi province after a delay of at least one year. Top executives from the...
In this article: Shenhua Group, Dow Chemical Co, China, Ethylene, China Shenhua Energy, Beijing, and Hong Kong
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The Dow Chemical Company (NYSE: DOW TYO: 4850) is an American multinational corporation headquartered in Midland, Michigan. As of 2007, it is the second largest chemical manufacturer in the world by revenue (after BASF) and as of February 2009, the third-largest chemical company in the world by market capitalization (after BASF and DuPont).
Dow Chemical is a provider of plastics, chemicals, and agricultural products with presence in more than 175 countries and employing 46,000 people worldwide. It spends more than $1 billion annual expenditure in R&D. Its stated mission under the current CEO, Andrew N. Liveris, is:
"To constantly improve what is essential to human progress by mastering science and technology" with the vision: "to be the largest, most profitable, and most respected chemical company in the world".
The company was founded in 1897 by Canadian-born chemist Herbert Henry Dow, who had invented a new method of extracting the bromine that was trapped underground in brine at Midland, Michigan. While at first the company sold only bleach and potassium bromide, Dow today has seven major operating segments, with a wide variety of products offered by each. The company's 2005 sales totaled $46.3 billion, with a net income of $4.5 billion. Traded on the New York Stock Exchange, as of 2005 Dow has about 105,000 shareholders of record.
Dow has been called the "Chemical companies' Chemical company" in that most of their product is sold to other manufacturers rather than to end users. At varying points in time Dow has sold directly to customers, primarily in the Human and Animal Health markets as well as Consumer Products.
Dow Chemical is a member of the American Chemistry Council.
- Name:
- The Dow Chemical Co.
- Type:
- [[Public company
- Location:
- Midland, Michigan, USA
- Founded:
- 1897
- Stock Symbol:
- DOW
- Industry:
- Manufacturing
- Key People:
- Andrew N. Liveris, CEO, President, & Chairman of the Board of Directors
- Products:
- Chemicals, Plastics, Agricultural Products, and other Specialized Products & Services
- Revenue:
- $57.514 Billion USD (2008)
- Net Income:
- $579 Million USD (2008)
- No. of Employees:
- 46,000 (2007)
- Market Cap:
- $8.80 Billion (February 13, 2009)
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