Glutaraldehyde
| Year | Event |
| 1917 | Union Carbide & Carbon Corporation is incorporated (November 1, 1917) |
| 1951 | First patent on GA production (U.S. Patent 2,546,018. Smith and Ballard, Shell Development Company) [Licensed to UC] |
| Mid-1950's | UC becomes first domestic manufacturer of GA (C.E. Creamer. 1978. Project Report: Glutaraldehyde 1904-1978, Project No. 411V72, Union Carbide |
| 1957 | UC obtains first patent for GA to treat water used in GO to control sulfate reducing bacteria (US Patent 2,801,216) |
| 1978 | UC obtains EPA registrations for Ucarcide 225 (for Formulators) [EPA Reg. Number 464-690] and Ucarcide 250 (for Formulators) EPA [EPA Reg. Number 464-690] |
| 1980 | UC registers Ucarsan Sanitizer 420 and 402 for surface disinfection, etc. [ABS] (EPA Registration Numbers 464-689, 10352-19) |
| 1980 | UC obtained EPA registered Ucarcide 25 (GA for GO) [EPA Reg. Number 464-688] |
| 1987 | UC obtains first EPA registration for use of GA in cooling applications (EPA Reg. Number: 10352-23) |
| 1999 | UC GA selected as 1 of 2 compounds for BPD registration model example (completed in 2001) http://www.hse.gov.uk/biocides/archive/factsheets/biofact7.htm |
| 2001 | Union Carbide becomes a wholly subsidiary of The Dow Chemical Company. UC EPA registrations transferred to the Dow Chemical Company |
| 2001 | Dow Biocides formed and assumes responsibility for GA products |
