comes to integrated production . Dow Chemical produces hydrocarbons , agrochemicals , plastics and chemicals on a global scale and is the biggest chemical manufacturing company in the United States . It is second only to BASF as the top chemical company in the world . On top of this , Dow Chemical specialises in performance plastics that include engineering plastics and polyurethane . It produces almost all of the chemicals for its Dow Automotives subsidiary as well , and other companies use its chemicals in at least 6,000 finished products that are sold in 35 countries . Dow Chemical is the top producer in the world of chlorine and caustic soda . It is also a top producer of styrofoam , among many other products such as ethylene dichloride and vinyl chloride monomer . In 2016 , the company brought down $ 48.158bn in revenue and enjoyed a $ 4.404bn profit . The company employs at least 56,000 people as of 2016 .

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