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23
The Dow Chemical Company and Subsidiaries
PART I, Item 2. Properties.
PROPERTIES
The Company operates 188 manufacturing sites in 36 countries. Properties of Dow include facilities which, in the opinion of
management, are suitable and adequate for the manufacture and distribution of Dow’s products. During 2012, the Company’s
production facilities and plants operated at 81 percent of capacity. The Company’s major production sites, including
consolidated variable interest entities, are as follows:
Segment using manufacturing facility
Location
Electronic
and
Functional
Materials
Coatings
and
Infrastructure
Solutions
Agricultural
Sciences
Performance
Materials
Performance
Plastics
Feedstocks
and Energy
United States:
Plaquemine, Louisiana x x x x x
Hahnville (St. Charles), Louisiana x x xxx
Louisville, Kentucky x xx
Midland, Michigan xxxxxx
Freeport, Texas x xxxx
Seadrift, Texas xxx
Texas City, Texas x x x
Deer Park, Texas xx
Canada:
Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta xx
Joffre, Alberta x
Germany:
Boehlen x x
Bomlitz x
Leuna x
Schkopau xx xxx
Stade x xx x
Terneuzen, The Netherlands xxx
Tarragona, Spain xxx
Bahia Blanca, Argentina xx
Aratu, Brazil x
Map Ta Phut, Thailand xx xx
Including the major production sites, the Company has plants and holdings in the following geographic areas:
United States: 58 manufacturing locations in 22 states.
Canada: 5 manufacturing locations in 3 provinces.
Europe, Middle East and Africa: 53 manufacturing locations in 18 countries.
Latin America: 30 manufacturing locations in 5 countries.
Asia Pacific: 42 manufacturing locations in 11 countries.
All of Dow’s plants are owned or leased, subject to certain easements of other persons which, in the opinion of
management, do not substantially interfere with the continued use of such properties or materially affect their value.
A summary of properties, classified by type, is provided in Note 7 to the Consolidated Financial Statements. Additional
information regarding leased properties can be found in Note 18 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.