About Us

Dow connects chemistry and innovation with the principles of sustainablity to help address many of the world's most challenging problems such as clean water, renewable energy, and agricultural productivity. Dow's diversified industry-leading portfolio of specialty chemical, advanced materials, agrosciences and plastics businesses delivers a broad range of technology-based products and solutions to customers in approximately 160 countries and in high growth sectors such as electronics, water, energy, coatings and agriculture. In 2010, Dow had annual sales of $53.7 billion and employed approximately 50,000 people worldwide. The Company’s more than 5,000 products are manufactured at 188 sites in 35 countries across the globe.

Originally a farm, Rohm and Haas purchased the land for the Spring House site from Charles Collum in 1961. Rohm and Haas opened the Spring House site just two years later on September 3, 1963. There were three new structures built on the 140-acre tract, including the powerhouse, Building 2, and Building 3A, and there were 325 employees on site.

Today the Dow site features 11 buildings, plus the McKean Road farm, housing approximately 900 people.

Every day, scientists at this site work to invent products that make our lives better. Over the years, we've invented the acrylic technology behind high-quality acrylic latex paints; PVC impact modifiers; water purification products; polymers that make your laundry detergents and cosmetic products, including shampoos, lotions, and conditioners work better. The site is also host to the company's Paint Quality Institute. Here, the company maintains a paint exposure station which helps our customers develop high-quality paints that are easy to apply, stand up in harsh weather conditions and are better for the environment. The exposure panes give us and our customers an accurate picture of how coatings behave on different surfaces under various weather conditions.

We also want you to have information about the Spring House epidemiological investigation study. Learn more at this site.

We have a tremendous amount of scientific knowledge at our Spring House site. We are committed to using that knowledge for the betterment of the community in this area.