West Virginia has been blessed for more than seven decades with a chemical industry that has provided opportunity, a good quality of life and a source of pride for residents who live and work in the Mountain State. The Dow Chemical Company has become a part of the community and has an abiding respect for the hard work, honesty and genuine friendship for which West Virginians are known. 

Dow is a leading science and technology company that provides innovative chemical, plastic and agricultural products and services to many essential consumer markets. With annual sales of $28 billion, Dow serves customers in more than 170 countries and a wide range of markets that are vital to human progress, including food, transportation, health and medicine, personal  and home care, and building and construction, among others. Committed to the principles of sustainable development, Dow and its approximately 50,000 employees seek to balance economic, environmental and social responsibilities. 

Dow acquired its West Virginia Operations through a merger with Union Carbide Corporation, completed in 2001. These operations include the South Charleston Plant, the South Charleston Technical Center and guest operations at a site in Institute that is shared by several chemical companies.