Building a Legacy of Integrity

Founding

OLIN CORP Founded in East Alton, IL by Franklin W. Olin to provide blasting powder to Midwestern coal mines

MATHIESON CHEMICAL CORP Founded in Saltville, VA by a group of U.S. businessmen, including Thomas Mathieson, to produce soda ash

Building

MATHIESON CHEMICAL CORP Built first Chlor Alkali plant in U.S.

Forming

OLIN CORP Formed Western Cartridge Company to manufacture small arms ammunition

Introducing

MATHIESON CHEMICAL CORP Introduced first commercial production of liquefied chlorine

Acquiring

OLIN CORP Acquired Winchester Repeating Arms

Growing

MATHIESON CHEMICAL CORP Built plants in Lake Charles, LA, and McIntosh, AL; bought Squibb

Expanding

Entered into phosphates, brass, urethanes, TDI, skis, camping equipment and homebuilding businesses; expand paper and forestry businesses

Consolidating

Consolidated back to core businesses; spin offs include forest products (Olinkraft), military ordnance (Primex) and specialty chemicals (Arch); sold aluminum, TDI, urethanes and Squibb businesses

Selling

Acquired Pioneer Companies Inc. and sold the brass business, resulting in a company similar in businesses to that which existed in the late 1890s

Distributing

Acquired K.A. Steel Chemicals Inc., distributor of caustic soda and the largest seller of bleach in the Midwest

Leading

Acquired Dow’s North American Chlor Alkali and Vinyl, Global Chlorinated Organics, and Global Epoxy businesses

Investing

100 consecutive years on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: OLN)