St Charles Operations

Fast Facts

  • Started operations in 1966 as Union Carbide Corporation. Union Carbide was acquired as a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Dow Chemical Company in February 2001.

  • 2,000-acre site just upriver from Hahnville and 40-acre site in Norco.

  • Approximately 2,000 employees and contract employees.

  • Invested more than $1 billion in expansions, new process units and infrastructure in the 1990s.

  • Recent investments of new latex plant and more new growth on its way.

  • St. Charles SiteInjury rates of employees and contractors are one of lowest in the country.

  • More than 10 billion pounds of annual production capacity.

  • Integrated production with own steam and power generation.

  • Multiple intermediate products are found in a variety of consumer goods such as: plastics, insecticides, films and fabrics, antifreeze, jet fuel, brake fluid, paints and adhesives, textiles, lubricants, pharmaceuticals, medical supplies, personal care products, toothpaste, shampoos, soaps, cleaning agents, detergents, fabric softeners, animal feed supplements and more.

  • Almost $500,000 in community contributions donated by St. Charles Operations and its employees to educational, diversity, health and environmental causes, as well as to the United Way of St. Charles. We have also partnered with the St. Charles Parish Public School System to initiate a Hands-on Science Program that is a $200,000, five-year commitment.


St. Charles Operations is owned by Union Carbide Corporation, a subsidiary of The Dow Chemical Company. "Dow", as used throughout this web site, often refers generically to The Dow Chemical Company and its consolidated subsidiaries.