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Union Carbide Corp.

is in the Manufacturing Industry

Last Fiscal Year Sales:$6.3B
  • Private
  • US
Dow Jones Description

Union Carbide Corporation is a chemical and polymers company with over 3,800 employees. The company possesses some of the industry's most advanced process and catalyst technologies, and operates some of the most cost-efficient, large-scale production facilities in the world. Union Carbide primarily produces chemicals and polymers that undergo one or more further conversions by customers before reaching consumers. Some of these materials are high-volume commodities, while others are specialty products meeting the needs of smaller market niches. The end-uses served include paints and coatings, packaging, wire and cable, household products, personal care, pharmaceuticals, automotive, textiles, agriculture and oil and gas. The hallmark of Union Carbide's leadership in the chemical industry is a sustained tradition of technological innovation. In 1920 our researchers developed an economical way to make ethylene from natural gas, giving birth to the modern petrochemicals industry. A significant day in Union Carbidea s recent history was August 4, 1999, when it was announced that Union Carbide would become a subsidiary of The Dow Chemical Company (a TDCCa ?) as part of a transaction valued at $11.6 billion. This transaction closed on February 6, 2001. Since Union Carbidea s acquisition by TDCC, Union Carbide sells most of the products it manufactures to TDCC and is an important part of the Dow family of companies. ...

Number of Employees 374
Contact Information

4520 Ashman St

Midland, Michigan 48642

unioncarbide.co...

NAICS Code Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing: 325211

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