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A Look at Our Site . . . Birthplace of The Dow Chemical Company
Drawn to Midland, Michigan, for its natural brine resources, the young Herbert Henry Dow built his first brine well here, more than 100 years ago. Today, Michigan Operations encompasses 1,900 acres and has 550 buildings and 30 production plants. The site also is home to Dow's main Research & Development campus.

Our employees help produce hundreds of specialty chemicals, plastics, agricultural and pharmaceutical raw materials for products essential to life for people everywhere.

Fast Facts

Location: Midland, Michigan
Size: 1,900 acres
Facilities: 30 production plants; centralized Research & Development campus which serves Dow globally; a fully licensed, integrated waste management system that includes a world class incinerator, full wastewater treatment plant capabilities, and a hazardous waste landfill
Roads: 40 miles
Piping: 20 miles of steam lines and 38 miles of water lines

The Dow Chemical Company:
  • The world's largest chemical producer
  • Over 165 manufacturing sites in 37 countries
  • Supplies more than 3,200 products to customers in more than 175 countries
  • Net sales of $40 billion annually
  • Approximately 43,000 employees at more than 400 locations around the world

Site Mission — To Make Michigan Operations Globally Competitive

Michigan Operations
Vision
  • Dow businesses invest in us.
  • Our community welcomes us.
  • This is a great place to work!

Site Strategy Key Elements
  • Implement an ownership culture
  • Aligned, effective leadership
  • Best-in-class EH&S
  • Enhance people success
  • Achieve lowest total cost to meet business expectations
  • Attract new investment