Overall impact
F (5)

Commentary

Olin is a poor overall performer. With an 'F' rating of 5.5 for overall impact (bottom 10% of all companies), Olin ranks 148th out of 151 industry peers, behind Amyris, Aemetis, Northern Technologies International and 144 others, and ahead of Innovative Chemical Products, Lyondell Basell, and Westlake Chemical. On top material causes for Olin's industry (Chemicals), Olin performs poorly in Clean Water Access (0.0 score), Decent, Safe Work Opportunities (5.9), Reduced Waste (0.0) and 17 other causes where it received a 'D' or 'F' score. Olin did not receive an 'A' rating on any cause.
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Company
Founded
1892
Employees
7,849
Sector
Materials
Industry
Chemicals
Sub-industry
Commodity Chemicals
SASB industry
Chemicals
Headquarters
Mo, United States
Share classes
OLN
Mission
Integrity in Everything, It means doing the small things on a global scale. Integrity first, last and always isn’t just our motto– it’s the only way we do business.
Description
Olin Corporation manufactures and distributes chemical products in the United States, Europe, Asia Pacific, Latin America, and Canada. It operates through three segments: Chlor Alkali Products and Vinyls; Epoxy; and Winchester. The Chlor Alkali Products and Vinyls segment offers chlorine and caustic soda, ethylene dichloride and vinyl chloride monomers, methyl chloride, methylene chloride, chloroform, carbon tetrachloride, perchloroethylene, hydrochloric acid, hydrogen, bleach products, potassium hydroxide, and chlorinated organics intermediates and solvents. The Epoxy segment provides Allylics, such as allyl chloride, epichlorohydrin, and glycerin; aromatics, including acetone, bisphenol, cumene, and phenol; liquid and solid epoxy resins; and converted epoxy resins and additives. The Winchester segment offers sporting ammunition products, including shotshells, small caliber centerfire, and rimfire ammunition products for hunters and recreational shooters, and law enforcement agencies; small caliber military ammunition products for use in infantry and mounted weapons; and industrial products comprising gauge loads and powder-actuated tool loads for maintenance applications in power and concrete industries, and powder-actuated tools in the construction industry. The company markets its products through its sales force, as well as directly to various industrial customers, mass merchants, retailers, wholesalers, gun clubs, other distributors, and the U.S. Government and its prime contractors. Olin Corporation was incorporated in 1892 and is based in Clayton, Missouri.
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