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5
BUSINESS SEGMENTS AND PRODUCTS
Dow’s worldwide operations are managed through global businesses which are reported in five operating segments: Agricultural
Sciences, Consumer Solutions, Infrastructure Solutions, Performance Materials & Chemicals and Performance Plastics. This
operating structure maximizes Dow’s integration benefits and the value from materials, polymers, chemicals and biological sciences
to help address many of the world's most challenging problems - either through molecular and value chain alignment, or through
the benefits derived from Dow's enhanced, innovation-driven market focus. See Part II, Item 7, Management’s Discussion and
Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations and Note 26 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for additional
information concerning the Company’s operating segments.
AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES
The Agricultural Sciences segment is a global leader in providing crop protection and seed/plant biotechnology products and
technologies, urban pest management solutions and healthy oils. The business invents, develops, manufactures and markets
products for use in agricultural, industrial and commercial pest management, and food service. The segment has broad global
reach with sales in nearly 130 countries and research and development ("R&D") and manufacturing facilities located in all
geographic areas. Growth is achieved through the development of innovative new products and technologies, successful
segmentation of market offerings with leading brands, diverse channels to market, competitive cost positions, strategic bolt-on
acquisitions, and commercial and R&D collaborations. The Company is committed to the development of innovative new crop
protection and biological products and technologies.
Details on Agricultural Sciences' 2015 sales, by business and geographic area, are as follows:
Products
Key product lines, including crop application, are listed below:
Crop Application
Key Product
Lines Canola Cereals Corn Cotton
Range
and
Pasture Rice Soybeans Sunflower
Trees, Fruits
and
Vegetables Others
Insecticides x x x x x x x x x
Fungicides x x x x x
Herbicides x x x x x x x x x x
Seeds x x x x x x x x
Other x
The Company's ability to produce seeds can be materially impacted by weather conditions, local political conditions and the
availability of reliable contract growers.