General Info

The Dow Chemical Company is a diversified chemical company that offers a broad range of products and services to customers in more than 175 countries. The company s products are used to provide a broad range of products, including fresh water, food, pharmaceuticals, paints, packaging and personal care products. The company employs 42,000 people at its locations and subsidiaries throughout the world. The company s operating segments include performance plastics, performance chemicals, agricultural sciences, plastics, chemicals, hydrocarbons and energy and ventures. Among the company s many subsidiaries and joint ventures are MEGA Company, Dow Corning Corporation, EQUATE Petrochemical Company K.S.C., Equipolymers, MEGlobal, OPTIMAL Group and Univation Technologies. Andrew N. Liveris has been the chief executive officer of Dow Chemical for more than two years. He has been with the diversified chemical company for over 30 years. Liveris earned a BS degree from the University of Queensland (Australia). The Dow Chemical Company s corporate headquarters are located in Midland, Mich.