REPORTING & DISCLOSURE TRACKING OUR PROGRESS DOW | REPORTING & DISCLOSURE | 89 Dow Disclosures – GRI Content Index 102-6 Markets served Dow is a global company with product sales in four geographic regions that include: • North America • Europe, Middle East, Africa and India (EMEAI) • Asia Pacific • Latin America Dow’s portfolio of plastics, industrial intermediates, coatings and silicones businesses delivers a broad range of differentiated, science-based products and solutions for its customers in high-growth market segments, such as packaging, infrastructure, mobility and consumer applications. Dow’s portfolio includes these sectors/beneficiaries: • Packa ging & Specialty Plastics serves growing, high-value sectors using world-class technology, broad existing product lines and a rich product pipeline that creates competitive advantages for the entire packaging value chain. The business also serves mobility and transportation, consumer, wire and cable, and construction end markets. • Industrial Intermediates & Infrastructure develops important intermediate chemicals that are essential to manufacturing processes, as well as downstream, customized materials and formulations that use advanced development technologies. These businesses primarily are aligned to market segments as diverse as appliances; coatings; electronics; surfactants for cleaning and sanitization; infrastructure; and oil and gas. • Performance Materials & Coatings serves the needs of the architectural and industrial coatings; home care and personal care; consumer and electronics; mobility and transportation; industrial and chemical processing; and building and infrastructure end markets. For more information, see Item 1. Business, on pages 7-14 of the Dow Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K ~ for the year ending December 31, 2021, filed with the SEC on February 4, 2022. 102-7 Scale of the organization Dow’s organization includes: Total number of employees On December 31, 2021, the company permanently employed approximately 35,700 people on a full-time basis. • 49% North America • 29% Europe, Middle East, Africa, and India • 14% Asia Pacific • 8% Latin America Total number of operations Dow operates 104 manufacturing sites in 31 countries. Net sales (in millions) Net sales were $54,968 million with the following regional performance: • 36% North America • 36% Europe, Middle East, Africa, and India • 18% Asia Pacific and Latin America • 10% Latin America
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