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ChemScore report card 2025
Dow
Total Score
8/100
Ranking
33/40
About the company
After a merger and subsequent split with DuPont, the former Dow Chemical Company operates under the name Dow Inc. The company is one of the largest producers of plastics in the world and the foremost supplier of polyethylene (PE) resin. It is also known as the world’s largest producer of polyalkylene glycols and chlorine. Dow is among the three largest chemical producers in the world and operates over 98 manufacturing sites in 31 countries. Founded in 1897, the company is based in Michigan, United States.
Transparency
5 out of 25 points
Action points
- Start publishing volumes of hazardous substances that leave the company’s facilities as products or services
- Report on the company’s global hazardous substances portfolio (beyond EU/US) on a substance-by-substance basis
- Introduce a lower reporting threshold (<1000 ppm) for the hazardous substances present in the company’s products and include more hazard classes as well as report the effected revenue on a more detailed level, substance by substance
Phase-out of persistent chemicals
1 out of 25 points
Action points
- Start reporting and/or limit the share of revenue from persistent chemicals considerably
- Stop producing persistent chemicals and set up a timed phase-out plan
- Stop buying/importing persistent chemicals and set up a timed phase-out plan
Product portfolio
2 out of 25 points
Number of registered hazardous chemicals
75
Number of chemicals on the EU’s Candidate List
18
Number of chemicals on the EU’s Authorisation List and/or POP substances
3
Number of persistent chemicals
12
Product portfolio transparency
36%
Action points
- Reduce the number of hazardous substances the company is using, producing and placing on the market
Safer solutions
0 out of 25 points
Action points
- Either start reporting the company’s share of safer solutions or increase it substantially. As a minimum, REACH candidate list substances must be excluded from such products
- Publicly commit not to develop or market new products containing hazardous substances. As a minimum, REACH candidate list substances must be excluded from such products
- Publicly commit to increasing the share of sales of safer solutions
Category breakdown
How did we come to this score?
Company facts
Founded
1897 / 2019
Headquarters
Midland, Michigan, USA
Revenue
43 billion USD
ISIN
US2605571031
Category
Basic
Other
Plastic / Rubber / Fibres
Paint / Coating
