Union Carbide Corporation

Union Carbide Corporation makes the legos of the chemicals world. The company, a subsidiary of Dow, turns out building-block chemicals such as ethylene and propylene, which are converted into widely used plastics resins, primarily polyethylene. The chemical company is also a leading producer of ethylene oxide and ethylene glycol used to make polyester fibers and antifreeze, respectively. Union Carbide makes solvents and intermediates (such as oxo aldehydes and esters), vinyl acetate monomer, water-soluble polymers, and polyolefin-based compounds.

Basic Chemical Manufacturing; Chemical Manufacturing; Manufacturing

Industrial Inorganic Chemicals; Chemicals and Allied Products; Manufacturing

$4296M