DOW AGROSCIENCES TODAY AND NEW REVOLUTIONARY SOLUTIONS

Abstract

Dow AgroSciences LLC, based in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA, is a top tier agricultural company providing innovative crop protection, pest and vegetation management, seed, and agricultural biotechnology solutions to serve the world's growing population. Global sales for Dow AgroSciences, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Dow Chemical Company, are $3.8 billion. The company's roots in the agricultural marketplace date back to 1950 as the agricultural unit of The Dow Chemical Company and as part of Eli Lilly and Company's agricultural business. In 1989, the DowElanco joint venture was formed, and the company continued to develop new products and acquire strategic businesses. DowElanco acquired majority ownership in Mycogen Seeds in 1996; in 1997, The Dow Chemical Company acquired 100 percent of DowElanco and the company was renamed Dow AgroSciences. Other significant acquisitions include acetochlor herbicide, Cargill Hybrid Seeds, several Brazilian seed companies and the agricultural chemicals business of Rohm and Haas. Dow AgroSciences is positioned for the future through focused implementation of its strategy which revolves around productivity, portfolio management and innovation. This focus allows the company to grow through an ambitious innovation program that maximizes the products being sold today and creates new, revolutionary solutions that will surprise customers in the future. D Dow AgroSciences is committed to sustainable chemistry and has a competitive advantage in our natural products discovery capability. We've won a prestigious award for technical innovation incorporating "green" chemistry principles into chemical design, manufacture and use. Dow AgroSciences offers a full range of seeds for corn, sunflowers, canola, cotton, soybeans and alfalfa. In addition, we have developed seeds specifically bred for nutritional quality. Dow AgroSciences uses conventional breeding techniques and tools of biotechnology to produce oils that are low in saturated fat and trans fat free. We are exploring opportunities in plant-cell-produced vaccines and antibodies for use in animal disease prevention. ow AgroSciences offers an outstanding portfolio of solutions for both agricultural and specialty market segments like a broad portfolio of agricultural crop protection chemicals, including herbicides, insecticides, fumigants and fungicides. Our employees work in seven functions within R&D, with facilities in 15 countries. We also conduct research in cooperation with scientists external to Dow AgroSciences – universities, government sponsored research institutes and private companies around the world. Dow AgroSciences leads the industry in proportion of R&D spending with outside collaborators, which maximizes our productivity and ensures we capture innovative ideas regardless of the physical location of their source.