Overview

The economic prosperity of a city, province or country is in part dependent upon the amount, and type, of business being conducted there. Taxes paid by Dow to the various authorities are an important part of our economic "footprint" in a country. In 2004, Dow subsidiaries around the world paid $1,169 million in Corporate Income Taxes, Property Taxes, Employer's portion of Payroll Taxes and other non-income taxes.

Here are some key indicators of our economic impact on the local community:

Capital Expenditures
 
Capital Expenditures
 
Production
 
Production
 

Local Purchasing
When it comes to local purchases, we face a very difficult trade-off. As a competitive, global enterprise, we have a responsibility to actively manage our costs to a minimum. For certain products this means consolidating purchases and buying in great volume independent of the location of the supplier. However, there are other products and services that by their very nature will be bought locally, such as contract labor and certain maintenance activities. Dow's local purchasing department works closely with local suppliers to educate them about our strategic purchasing requirements.

Payroll
2004 payroll data shows actual salaries, wages and benefits.
 
Payroll
 

Taxes
Taxes paid by a company to the various authorities are an important part of our economic "footprint" in a country. Dow paid property taxes in excess of $2.3 million (Canadian) for Sarnia and the surrounding area in 2004.