Dow Chemical Company
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Summary
Dow Chemical Company is a business[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,947 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Award received: National Medal of Technology and Innovation[3], Public Eye Human Rights Award[4]
- Country: United States[5]
- Instance of: enterprise[6], public company[7], organization[8]
- Founder: Herbert Henry Dow[9]
- Headquarters location: Midland[10]
- Chief executive officer: Jim Fitterling[11]
- Location: United States[12]
- Child organization or unit: Dow (Brasil)[13], Dow Chemical Company (South Korea)[14], Dow Chemical (India)[15]
- Commons category: Dow Chemical Company[16]
- Stock exchange: New York Stock Exchange[17]
- Industry: chemical industry[18]
- Chairperson: Jim Fitterling[19]
- Inception: 1897[20]
- Dissolved, abolished or demolished date: 2017[21]
- Start time: 1897[22]
- Parent organization or unit: DuPont[23], Dow Inc.[24]
- Official website: http://www.dow.com[25]
- Topic's main category: Category:Dow Chemical Company[26]
- Described at URL: http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/the-dow-chemical-company-history/[27]
- Product or material produced: plastic[28], calcium chloride[29], ethylene oxide[30]
- Legal form: Delaware corporation[31]
- Reporting mark: DOWX[32]
- Owner of: Dow AgroSciences[33]
- Different from: Tao[34]
- Total revenue: 42,951,000,000 US dollars[35], 38,542,000,000 US dollars[36], 54,968,000,000 US dollars[37]
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Leadership
Board members include Ajaypal Singh Banga[38], an entrepreneur[39], b. 1959[40], of India[41], awarded the Padma Shri in trade and industry[42]; Jaqueline Barton[43], a chemist[44], b. 1952[45], of United States[46], awarded the Willard Gibbs Award[47], specialised in biochemistry[48]; James A. Bell[49], a businessperson[50], b. 1948[51], of United States[52]; Richard K. Davis[53], a banker[54], b. 1962[55], of United States[56]; Mark Loughridge[57], a businessperson[58], b. 1953[59], of United States[60]; and Jim Fitterling[61], a businessperson[62], b. 1962[63], of United States[64].
Why It Matters
Dow Chemical Company has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[65] It is known by 40 alternative names across languages and contexts.[66]
FAQs
What awards did Dow Chemical Company receive?
Honors received include National Medal of Technology and Innovation[3] and Public Eye Human Rights Award[4].