Dow Chemical News

FEBRUARY 13: GE Chairman and CEO Jeffrey Immelt delivers opening remarks during the global conglomerate's four-day event "American Competitiveness: What Works," at the Andrew Mellon Auditorium February 13, 2012 in Washington, DC.

Kicking off a four-day conference on American competitiveness, Dow Chemical Co. Chief Executive Officer, Chairman and President Andrew Liveris will take part in a live discussion on the future of American manufacturing .

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The Olympics sponsors Dow Chemical Company secretly traded through a web of intermediaries to avoid a legal ban on selling products in India after the Bhopal gas disaster which killed up to 25,000 people.

London, Feb 12 : Meredith Alexander, a former member of the London Olympic watchdog, who resigned in protest over naming controversial Dow Chemical Company 'with the blood of Bhopal on its hands' as a sponsor of the sporting extravaganza, has reignited the row, accusing a senior Olympic official of misrepresenting her.

PLAQUEMINE, La. - Dow Chemical Co. will shore up Plaquemine's defenses against possible water contamination to avoid a repeat of an emergency in the 1990s when the city's aquifer tested positive for the chemical vinyl chloride.

Dow Chemical's Michigan Operations and United Steelworkers Local 12075 have concluded their contract negotiations, reaching tentative agreements on many issues, the Midland-based company said.

Clovis is suing two chemical manufacturing giants over the toxic remains of a farm fumigant found in drinking-water wells around the community of nearly 100,000 people.

Dow Chemical Co. has agreed to shore up Plaquemine's defenses against possible water contamination to avoid a repeat of a late-1990s emergency in which the city's aquifer tested positive for the carcinogen vinyl chloride, Mayor Mark "Tony" Gulotta said.

Lorillard Incorporated announced its quarterly dividend of 1 dollar and 55 cents per share, an increase of about 19% over its prior dividend in November of 1 dollar and 30 cents.

With uncertainty surrounding the global industrial economy, many investors are naturally reserved about the chemical industry.

Dow Home & Personal Care, a division of the Dow Chemical Company has received the "Best Innovation Contributor 2011" award from Henkel at the 2012 American Cleaning Institute Annual Meeting and Industry Convention, Jan.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average is down by 0.10% today and stands at 12,865. Here are three stocks selling off despite a flat day.

DOW AGROSCIENCES, BIODURO ANNOUNCE JOINT RESEARCH PROJECT ON HERBICIDES Feb. 8, 2012 Source: Dow AgroSciences news release Dow AgroSciences LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Dow Chemical Company , and BioDuro, a PPD Company, announced today a three-year, multi-program discovery research agreement to generate novel molecules for synthesizing and ... (more)

The Dow Chemical Company achieved sales of $14.1bn in the fourth quarter of 2011, a 2% increase compared with the same period last year.

A widespread slump in coatings demand and Europe's economic uncertainty dealt a sharp blow to Dow Chemical's fourth quarter, with profit plunging by 47% to 25 cents a share.

Steel maker ArcelorMittal was cautiously optimistic about its near-term prospects even after it reported a heavy fourth quarter loss generated by a deteriorating European economy and big tax and restructuring charges.

Hasbro Inc.'s fourth-quarter profit slipped 1 percent, pinched by softer-than-expected demand in the U.S. and Canada and slow sales of games and puzzles.

Companies and organizations are looking at their captive insurance structures to address difficult coverages and risks, such as rising medical costs for employee benefits and reputational risks.

Investors looked to Dow Chemical , International Paper and Royal Gold for perspective on a few different sectors following earnings seasons.