The Union Carbide & Carbon Corporation was founded on November 1, 1917 by a merger between the Union Carbide Company, National Carbon Company, Electro Metallurgic Company, Prest-O-Lite Company and Linde Air Products Company in New York City, New York. Its industry is chemicals and its headquarters were in New York City, New York (1917-1983), Danbury, Connecticut (1983-2001) and Houston, Texas (2001-present). It was acquired by the Dow Chemical Company in 2001.
SUBSIDIARIES[]
- Carbide & Carbon Chemicals Company
- Linde Air Products Company
- Union Carbide Agricultural Products Company
- Amchem Products, Inc. (1977-1980)
COMPANY NAMES[]
- Union Carbide & Carbon Corporation (1917-1957)
- Union Carbide Corporation (1957-present)
PRODUCTS[]
- National Carbons
- Bakelite
- Krene
- Vinyon / Vinylite Plastics
- Eveready Flashlights/Batteries
- Acheson Electrodes
- Linde Nitrogen/Oxygen
- Prest-O-Lite Acetylene
- Pyrofax Gas
- Electromet Alloys/Metals
- Haynes Stellite Alloys
- Prestone & Trek Anti-Freeze
- Synthetic Organic Chemicals