Dow combines the power of science and technology to passionately innovate what is essential to human progress. The Company connects chemistry and innovation with the principles of sustainability to help address many of the world's most challenging problems such as the need for clean water, renewable energy generation and conservation, and increasing agricultural productivity. Dow's diversified industry-leading portfolio of specialty chemical, advanced materials, agrosciences, and plastics businesses delivers a broad range of technology-based products and solutions to customers in approximately 160 countries and in high growth sectors such as electronics, water, energy, coatings and agriculture. In 2012, Dow had annual sales of approximately $57 billion and employed 54,000 people worldwide. The Company's more than 5,000 products are manufactured at 188 sites in 36 countries across the globe.

Dow entered China as early as the 1930s. Since that time, the Company has invested US$ 1.2 billion in the Greater China region, with annual sales of US$ 4.4 billion in 2012, which makes it the second largest international market for Dow globally.

Dow is committed to its long-term development in Greater China by enhancing its local innovation and manufacturing capabilities and building the regional business into a global hub. Today, Dow operates 7 business centers, 18 manufacturing sites across China, and has approximately 3,600 employees. The Shanghai Dow Center (SDC), opened in 2009 in the Zhangjiang High-Tech Park in Shanghai, is the business and innovation hub for Dow in the Asia Pacific. It’s also Dow’s largest integrated R&D center worldwide, bringing together corporate R&D expertise with market-focused application development capabilities. The center has more than 500 highly skilled scientists working in over 80 world-class laboratories. Dow’s Zhangjiagang site in Jiangsu Province is the company’s core manufacturing center in China, with world-class facilities for producing glycol ethers, electronic materials and epoxy.

Dow, named to the Dow Jones Sustainability Index thirteenth times, is a globally respected leader in sustainability. Dow has also been an active contributor to sustainable development in China. It helps solve the most pressing challenges in energy, water, and infrastructure through its innovation technologies and solutions. Dow also strives to maintain Environment, Health and Safety (EH&S) excellence in its operations and help improve the industry’s sustainability standards through effective partnerships. Since 2005, Dow has partnered with the Ministry of Environmental Protection, the State Administration of Work Safety, and the United Nations Environmental Program (UNEP) on projects covering cleaner production, hazardous chemicals safety management, and safety operation and emergency response. These projects have delivered significant environmental benefits.