Dow Chemical Company is a diversified chemical company that offers a broad range of products and services to customers in more than 175 countries. The company s products are used for fresh water, food, pharmaceuticals, paints, packaging and personal care products. It employs 42,000 people at its locations and subsidiaries throughout the world. Dow Chemical Company s operating segments include performance plastics, performance chemicals, agricultural sciences, plastics, chemicals, hydrocarbons and energy and ventures. Among the company s many subsidiaries and joint ventures are MEGA Company, Dow Corning Corporation, EQUATE Petrochemical Company, Equipolymers, MEGlobal, OPTIMAL Group and Univation Technologies. Dow Chemical Company maintains a location in Houston.