Motto:"Responsibility Begins Here" DOW is the leader in the production of plastics, chemicals, hydrocarbons, and agrochemicals. It is the ""largest"" chemical company in the United States . The Dow Chemical Company, through its subsidiaries, engages in the manufacture and sale of chemicals, plastic materials, agricultural, and other specialized products and services in United States and internationally. The Company serves customers in more than 175 countries. The Company has 156 manufacturing sites in 37 countries and supplies more than 3,200 products. The Company operates in an integrated manufacturing environment. Basic raw materials are processed through many stages to produce a number of products that are sold as finished goods at various points in those processes. The two major raw material streams that feed the production of the Company's finished goods are chlorine-based and hydrocarbon-based raw materials. Salt, limestone and brine (natural) are the base raw materials used in the production of chlor-alkali products and derivatives. The Company owns salt deposits in Louisiana, Michigan and Texas; Alberta, Canada; Brazil; and Germany. The Company also owns natural brine deposits in Michigan and limestone deposits in Texas. Dow has annual sales of $49 billion and employs 43,000 people worldwide.
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