Dow

History

Year	Detail
1897–1920
1897	The Dow Chemical Co. was a product-based start-up founded by H.H. Dow.
1900	Midland Chemical Company merges into Dow.
1920–1940
1937	The company's stock was listed on the New York Stock Exchange for the first time.
1941-1959
1947	Dow establishes Brazos Oil & Gas Co.
1952	Dow establishes Asahi-Dow, Ltd., its first subsidiary in Japan.
1960–1989
1964	The company has reorganized and set up three international headquarters outside of Midland: Dow Europe, Dow Latin America, and Dow Pacific.
1972	Dow launches Lorsban insecticide.
1973	Dow became the first foreign industrial company listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
1977–2004
1986	Dow ranks as the world’s largest producer of thermoplastics.
1996	DuPont Dow Elastomers begins its operations.
2004-Present
2009	Dow acquires Rohm and Haas.
2016	Dow completed a strategic restructuring of Dow Corning and became 100% ownership of its silicones business.
2019	The company has completed its separation from DowDuPont.