Dow AgroSciences At A Glance

Company Overview:  Dow AgroSciences LLC, based in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA, is a top-tier agricultural company that combines the power of science and technology with the "Human Element" to constantly improve what is essential to human progress. Dow AgroSciences provides innovative technologies for enhancing crop protection, pest and vegetation management, seeds, traits, and agricultural biotechnology to serve the world's growing population.  Global sales for Dow AgroSciences, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Dow Chemical Company, are $4.5 billion. Learn more at www.dowagro.com.

Company History:  Originally created in 1989 as DowElanco, a joint venture between the Agricultural Products business of The Dow Chemical Company (Dow) and the Elanco Plant Sciences business of Eli Lilly and Company, the company name changed to Dow AgroSciences in 1997 when Dow acquired 100 percent ownership of the business.

President and CEO:  Antonio Galindez

Global Headquarters:  Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.A.
 
Global Number of Employees: Approximately 5,600
 
Global Sales in 2008: $4.5 billion 

Selected Key Products:

DELEGATE™ & RADIANT™ insecticide DITHANE® fungicide GLYPHOMAX® herbicide HERCULEX® I, HERCULEX RW & HERCULEX XTRA Insect Protection LONTREL® herbicide LORSBAN® insecticide MILESTONE® herbicide MUSTANG* herbicide SENTRICON® Termite Colony Elimination System SIMPLICITY™ herbicide STARANE® herbicide SURPASS® herbicide TELONE® gas fumigant TORDON® herbicide TRACER® & SUCCESS® insecticide VERDICT* herbicide WideStrike® insect control

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recent Acquisitions:

2008 Brodbeck Seeds (U.S.) Dairyland Seed (U.S.) Renze Seeds (U.S.) Südwestsaat GbR* (Germany) Triumph Seed (U.S.) 2007 Agromen Technolgia (Brazil) Duo Maize (Netherlands) MTI (Austria)

 

 

 

 

 

Related Web Sites:

Dow AgroSciences  The Dow Chemical Company   Omega-9 Healthy Oils Mycogen Seeds SENTRICON® Termite Colony Elimination System Plant Genetics & Biotechnology (PG&B)  Brodbeck Seeds Dairyland Seed Renze Seeds Triumph Seed HERCULEX® Insect Protection  Dow AgroSciences U.S. Agriculture