The Union Carbide Corporation, located in Houston, is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Dow Chemical Company. The company primarily produces a variety of chemicals and polymers. It serves various industries, such as paints and coatings, packaging, wire and cable, household, personal care, pharmaceuticals, automotive, textiles, agriculture, and oil and gas. The company purchases and produces ethylene from components of crude oil and natural gas. The Union Carbide Corporation also deals in a variety of other chemicals, including ethylene glycol and its solvents, alcohols, surfactants and amines. The company provides a wide range of isopropanol, polyethylene and polypropylene chemicals for use in food containers, toys, automotive antifreezers and rubbing alcohols.