Dow Chemicals

The Dow Chemical Company was founded by H.H. Dow in 1897. Dow manufactured and sold agricultural chemicals, elemental chlorine, pharmaceutical products, magnesium metals and plastic resins, among other products. Today, Dow Chemicals in well known as the pioneer of extruded polystyrene Styrofoam and Saran Wrap, a thin, clingy plastic wrap that is sold in rolls and used primarily for wrapping food.