Dow Chemical has highest revenue per employee in industry

The Dow Chemical Co. has the highest revenue per employee in the diversified chemical industry, according to a report from Financial News Network. The Midland-based company has a $1.2 million revenue per employee, more than a quarter of a million dollars more than the next company on the list, Huntsmen, which had a revenue per employee of $917,000. Analysts use revenue per employee data to compare productivity of companies in the same industry. In 2010, Dow had annual sales of $53.7 billion and employed about 50,000 people worldwide, according to the company's website. Dow produces more than 5,000 products for agricultural, food, automotive and other purposes which are manufactured at 188 sites in 35 countries.

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