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The Dow Chemical Company (NYSE: DOW, TYO: 4850) is an American multinational corporation, headquartered in Midland, Michigan. As of 2007, it is the second largest chemical manufacturer in the world by revenue (after BASF)[2] and as of February 2009, the third-largest chemical company in the world by market capitalization (after BASF and DuPont).
Dow Chemical is a provider of plastics, chemicals, and agricultural products with presence in more than 175 countries and employing 46,000 people worldwide. It spends more than $1 billion annual expenditure in R&D. Its stated mission under the current CEO, Andrew N. Liveris, is: "To passionately innovate what is essential to human progress by providing sustainable solutions to our customers" with the vision: "To be the most profitable and respected science-driven chemical company in the world".[3]
The company was founded in 1897 by Canadian-born chemist Herbert Henry Dow, who had invented a new method of extracting the bromine that was trapped underground in brine at Midland, Michigan.[4] While at first the company sold only bleach and potassium bromide, Dow today has seven major operating segments, with a wide variety of products offered by each.[5] The company's 2005 sales totaled $46.3 billion, with a net income of $4.5 billion. Traded on the New York Stock Exchange, as of 2005 Dow has about 105,000 shareholders of record.
Strengths
* Innovation
* Strong management team
* Strong brand equity
* Strong financial position
* Reputation management
* Community Involvement
Weaknesses
* Availability of brand specific sourced foods
* Limited menu
* Higher price point than competitors
Limited locations
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Opportunities
* Asset leverage
* Emerging markets and expansion abroad
* 40% Saturated
Threats
* Competition
* Economic slowdown
* External changes (government, politics, taxes, etc)
* Lower cost competitors or imports
* Price wars
* Many other similar themed chians in the market
* Substitutes
Dow Chemical is a provider of plastics, chemicals, and agricultural products with presence in more than 175 countries and employing 46,000 people worldwide. It spends more than $1 billion annual expenditure in R&D. Its stated mission under the current CEO, Andrew N. Liveris, is: "To passionately innovate what is essential to human progress by providing sustainable solutions to our customers" with the vision: "To be the most profitable and respected science-driven chemical company in the world".[3]
The company was founded in 1897 by Canadian-born chemist Herbert Henry Dow, who had invented a new method of extracting the bromine that was trapped underground in brine at Midland, Michigan.[4] While at first the company sold only bleach and potassium bromide, Dow today has seven major operating segments, with a wide variety of products offered by each.[5] The company's 2005 sales totaled $46.3 billion, with a net income of $4.5 billion. Traded on the New York Stock Exchange, as of 2005 Dow has about 105,000 shareholders of record.
Strengths
* Innovation
* Strong management team
* Strong brand equity
* Strong financial position
* Reputation management
* Community Involvement
Weaknesses
* Availability of brand specific sourced foods
* Limited menu
* Higher price point than competitors
Limited locations
dafd
Opportunities
* Asset leverage
* Emerging markets and expansion abroad
* 40% Saturated
Threats
* Competition
* Economic slowdown
* External changes (government, politics, taxes, etc)
* Lower cost competitors or imports
* Price wars
* Many other similar themed chians in the market
* Substitutes