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38. Dow Chemical
Dow Chemical
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Rank: 38 (Previous rank: 42)
Compare tool: Dow Chemical vs. Top 10
CEO: Andrew N. Liveris
Address: 2030 Dow Center
Midland, MI 48674
Phone: 989-636-1000
Website: www.dow.com
As Dow Chemical digests its $16.3 billion purchase of higher-tech rival Rohm & Haas, some analysts worry that the growth comes at too high a price. Originally portrayed as a triumph for Dow chairman Andrew Liveris, the Rohm & Haas deal now threatens to overload the company with debt at a time when it faces slumping chemical prices.

Dow tried to back out of the deal after the cancellation of a Kuwait joint venture that would have provided $9 billion in financing. Rohm & Haas eventually sued Dow to force the company to proceed with its offer. In March, Dow capitulated, reaching a last-minute agreement before the case was set to go to trial. - S.K.

  $ millions % change from 2007
Revenues 57,514.0 7.5
Profits 579.0 -79.9
Assets 45,474.0 —
Stockholders' equity 13,511.0 —
Market value (3/27/2009) 8,295.0 —
Profits as % of  
Revenues 1.0
Assets 1.3
Stockholders' equity 4.3
Earnings per share  
2008 $ 0.62
% change from 2007 -79.3
1998-2008 annual growth rate % -10.7
Total return to investors %
2008 -59.8
1998-2008 annual rate -3.2
Industry: Chemicals
Rank Company 500
rank		 Revenues
($ millions)
1 Dow Chemical 38 57,514.0
2 DuPont 75 31,836.0
3 PPG Industries 161 15,849.0
4 Monsanto 235 11,579.0
5 Air Products & Chemicals 248 10,938.6
6 Praxair 249 10,796.0
7 Huntsman 262 10,215.0
8 Mosaic 276 9,812.6
9 Rohm & Haas 281 9,575.0
10 Ashland 310 8,381.0
11 Sherwin-Williams 322 7,979.7
12 Eastman Chemical 364 6,895.0
13 Celanese 368 6,823.0
14 Avery Dennison 376 6,710.4
15 Ecolab 403 6,137.5
16 Hexion Specialty Chemicals 407 6,093.0
17 Lubrizol 471 5,027.8
18 Nalco Holding 536 4,212.4
19 CF Industries Holdings 563 3,921.1
20 Solutia 565 3,890.0
21 Westlake Chemical 586 3,692.4
22 RPM International 594 3,643.8
23 Cytec Industries 596 3,639.9
24 Chemtura 606 3,546.0
25 Valspar 618 3,482.4
26 Rockwood Holdings 622 3,435.0
27 W.R. Grace 644 3,317.0
28 Cabot 658 3,191.0
29 FMC 672 3,115.3
30 Scotts Miracle-Gro 693 2,981.8
31 Georgia Gulf 703 2,916.5
32 Terra Industries 704 2,909.8
33 PolyOne 731 2,738.7
34 Albemarle 788 2,467.1
35 Intl. Flavors & Fragrances 805 2,389.4
36 Ferro 821 2,306.1
37 Sigma-Aldrich 842 2,200.7
38 A. Schulman 900 1,984.0
39 Olin 976 1,764.5
40 OM Group 992 1,736.8
Issue date: May 4, 2009
Acquired Rohm & Haas (2008 rank: 281), April 1, 2009.
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