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The Dow Company

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The Dow Chemical Company (Dow) is engaged in the manufacture and sale of chemicals, plastic materials, agricultural and services, and other specialized products and services. It delivers a range of products and services to customers in approximately 160 countries to growth sectors such as electronics, water, energy, coatings and agriculture. The Company operated 214 manufacturing sites in 37 countries. Dow operates in eight business segments: Electronic and Specialty materials, Coatings and Infrastructure, Health and Agricultural sciences, Performance systems, Performance products, Basic plastics, Basic chemicals, and Hydrocarbons and Energy. The Company is also engaged in the property and casualty insurance and reinsurance business primarily through its Liana Limited subsidiaries. In May 2010, OMNOVA Solutions Inc. acquired The Dow Chemical Company’s hollow sphere plastic pigment (HPP) product line and terminated the RohmNova paper coatings joint venture.

Recent Milestones

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  The Dow Company acquired Nuvosun. (3/6/13)
  Posted 3/7/13 at 12:02am via greentechmedia.com
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  The Dow Company invested in RainStor. (10/5/12)
  Posted 10/4/12 at 9:58pm via techcrunch.com
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  The Dow Company — Dow Chemical Spending $100 Million On Energy Efficiency, Emissions Reduction (2/28/11)
  Posted 2/28/11 at 11:28pm via techcrunch.com
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  The Dow Company added Ajay Benga as President and Chief Executive Officer. (7/1/10)
  Posted 4/25/13 at 6:59pm
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  The Dow Company invested in RainStor. (3/10/10)
  Posted 3/10/10 at 11:00am via earthtimes.org
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  The Dow Company invested in Nuvosun. (1/8/10)
  Posted 1/11/10 at 8:55pm via greentechmedia.com
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  The Dow Company invested in Oxford Immunotec. (10/29/07)
  Posted 3/10/10 at 11:55pm via oxfordimmunotec.com
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  The Dow Company invested in GreatPoint Energy. (9/24/07)
  Posted 8/19/09 at 9:49am via greatpointenergy.com
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  The Dow Company invested in MBA Polymers. (5/11/07)
  Posted 9/12/09 at 9:20am via venturebeat.com
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  The Dow Company invested in Oxford Immunotec. (8/10/05)
  Posted 7/3/10 at 12:36am via accessmylibrary.com
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  The Dow Company added Paul Polman as Board Member.
  Posted 4/25/13 at 7:23pm
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  The Dow Company added Gregory M. freiwald as Chief Human Resources Officer,Executive Vice President.
  Posted 4/27/13 at 7:18pm
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  The Dow Company added James R. Fitterling as Executive Vice President.
  Posted 4/26/13 at 1:48am
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  The Dow Company added Ron edmonds as Vice President and Controller.
  Posted 4/26/13 at 1:44am
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  The Dow Company added William F. Banholzer as Chief Technology Officer, Executive Vice President.
  Posted 4/26/13 at 1:13am
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  The Dow Company added Ruth G. Shaw as Board Member.
  Posted 4/25/13 at 7:47pm

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1. NuvoSun, CIGS Solar Startup, Acquired by Dow Chemical (greentechmedia.com) [edit]
2. Big Data Company RainStor Raises $12 Million Series C From Credit Suisse And Rogers Venture Partners (techcrunch.com) [edit]
3. RainStor Raises $7.5 Million in Series B Funding (earthtimes.org) [edit]
4. Dow Invests in CIGS Start-Up Nuvosun, SEC (greentechmedia.com) [edit]
5. Oxford Immunotec Completes $40M Financing (oxfordimmunotec.com) [edit]
6. Series C Announcement (greatpointenergy.com) [edit]
7. MBA Polymers raises $20M to recycle “anything” with plastic (deals.venturebeat.com) [edit]
8. Oxford Immunotec gets 7m [pounds sterling] to broaden reach of TB test. (accessmylibrary.com) [edit]
Dow Chemical Spending $100 Million On Energy Efficiency, Emissions Reduction (techcrunch.com) [edit]