re: What are the "Dow"s and what are the "Du Pont"s ???

   In response to the request by Mingzuo Shen <shen #*at*#
 phoenix.cs.uga.edu>:
 >Hi all,
 >
 >    In newspapers, magazines, advertisements, etc.  I hear <something
 >or the other> Dow.  There are a lot of "Dow" chemical
 companies.
 .............
 As a recent retiree from and consultant to the Dow Chemical Company, I will
 try to give you a little information about the "Dows".
 The headquarters of the Dow Chemical Company is in Midland, MI and where it
 could be addressed for job inquiries is:
 HR- Technical Recruiting
 Dow Chemical Company
 Employee Development Center
 Midland, MI 48674.
 This group recruits for Dow USA, Dow Plastics, and various divisions.
 Midland, MI has Central Research and Michigan R&D.  This site has
 activities on polymers, monomers, inorganic chemicals, organic chemicals,
 and analytical methods.  There is an active computational chemistry and
 engineering group.  Additional R&D and production sites for Dow USA are:
 Dalton, GA: carpet backing.
 Granville, OH: films and foam.
 Freeport, TX: monomers, polymers, catalysts, inorganic and organic
 chemicals, major research site including computational chemistry.
 Plaquemine, LA: similar to Freeport but smaller.
 Dow USA has recently undergone a downsizing and it is probable that hiring
 will be slow next year.
 Some other "Dows" are:
 Dow Corning Corporation, Midland, MI:  A 50-50 joint venture between Dow
 Chemical and Corning Glass companies.  This is an independent Fortune 100
 company with its own board and direction. Its activities are in the
 organo-silicon chemistry area including polymers, sealants, adhesives,
 surfactants etc.
 Marion Merrell Dow Inc.,  9300 Ward Parkway, Kansas City, MO 64114:  My
 understanding is that this is a wholly owned but independent subsidiary of
 Dow resulting from a combination of the pharmaceutical businesses acquired
 from Marion and Merrell with the Dow pharmaceutical business.  This is a
 pharmaceutical company with R&D and mfg in MO and OH.  Computational
 chemistry and drug modeling is included in their activities.
 DowElanco, 4040 Vincennes Circle, PO Box 681428, Indianapolis, IN 46268:
 This is a 70-30 joint venture between Dow and Eli Lilly and is an
 independent subsidiary company with its own management.  It does mfg and
 R&D on agricultural products.
 DowBrands, Inc., Indianapolis, IN:  Mfg various consumer products,
 cleansers, films, etc.
 Essex Specialty Products, Inc., Clifton, NJ: Adhesive systems.
 In addition there are global sites in Canada, Europe, Pacific, and South
 America.
 Hope this helps.
 Lee Huber
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