Présentation : The Dow Chemical Company is one of the leading chemical groups worldwide.
Net sales break down by activity as follows:
- staple plastics (21.5%): polyethylene and polystyrene (No1.
worldwide), polypropylene, etc.;
- staple chemical products (20.3%): caustic soda, chlorite soda, acids, alcohols, chlorite, aldehydes, ethylene oxide, etc.;
- processed plastics (19.4%): adhesives, resins, polyurethanes, plastic films, sealing products, acoustic products, etc.;
- hydrocarbon and energy (16.6%): benzene, butadene, butylene, ethylene, propylene, styrene, etc.;
- processed chemical products (12.4%): polymers, latex, monomer acrylics, etc.;
- agricultural products (9.1%): fertilizers, herbicides, fungicides, pesticides, etc.;
- other (0.7%).
At the end of 2010, the group had 188 production sites worldwide.
Net sales break down geographically as follows: the United States (36.2%), Europe-Middle East-Africa (34.4%), Asia-Pacific (17.9%) and Latin America (11.5%).
