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Olin Corporation was founded in 1892 by Franklin Walter Odin. The company manufactures ammunition, chlorine, and sodium hydroxide.

The company has a long history of mishaps and malfunctions, which endangers the lives of those who live near or work at company plants.  

Olin Corporation has expanded via the acquisition of other companies.

In May 2007, Olin agreed to buy Pioneer Co. Inc., a chlor-alkali products maker, for $414 million.

In 2010, an equipment failure at the asbestos-producing McIntosh plant released caustic soda into the atmosphere. Residents claim that the plant frequently releases chlorine into the atmosphere while also complaining that they are not adequately informed of the leaks and possible dangers.

In December 2022, workers in Alabama claimed that they were regularly exposed to asbestos for long periods of time without the company informing them of the dangers or the exposure.

Olin Corporation is listed on the NYSE under the ticker symbol OLN.

Olin maintains a corporate office in Clayton, Missouri.

Olin Corporation Corporate Office

Olin Corporation was founded in 1892 by Franklin W. Olin as the Equitable Powder Company. The company originally supplied explosives to local coal mines and quarries, and expanded into cartridge production in 1898.

Olin founded the Western Cartridge Company with his sons, John and Spencer, in order to diversify his business. Western acquired many businesses, including a paper manufacturer, a fiber wad facility, a cartridge brass manufacturing facility, and founded a brass mill.

In 1944 all of the Olin companies were unified under the new holding company Olin Industries, now known as Olin Corporation.

Today Olin Corporation manufactures chemicals used to make bleach, water purification, and swimming pool cleaners, pulp and paper processing agents, branded sporting ammunition, reloading components, military ammunition, and industrial cartridges.

The company trades publicly on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol OLN, is a member of the S&P 400, is a member of the Russell 2000, is #832 in the Fortune 1000, has 3,900 employees, and had $2.24 billion in revenue in 2014.