René Muschter
Research Expert covering Industry & Mobility
Dow - statistics & facts
The Dow Chemical Company from Midland, Michigan, is one of the world’s leading chemical companies. It was founded in 1897 by chemist Herbert Henry Dow, who had invented a new extraction method for bromine. Originally, the company only sold potassium bromide and bleach, but subsequently diversified to become a major agricultural chemical producer. In September 2017, the Dow Chemical Company and E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company (DuPont) completed their merger, forming one of the largest chemical manufacturing companies in the world. Then, in April 2019, the DowDuPont conglomerate separated into three companies: Dow, dedicated to commodity chemicals; DuPont, dedicated to specialty chemicals; and Corteva, dedicated to agricultural chemicals and seeds.
