The U.S. military's use of napalm in Vietnam triggered widespread student protests, some aimed at the manufacturer, The Dow Chemical Company. Napalm had been used before, most notably in the ...

But when petrol imports resumed after the end of the Second World War, his fuel was no longer in demand. He needed new business ideas, and napalm, a mixture of gasoline and thickening agents ...

In 1965, The Dow Company — best known at that time for making Saran Wrap — began making Napalm, a jellied gas used in warfare in Vietnam. Napalm became the symbol of the war. Mark Greenside ...

The company said its first flamethrower, the X15, released in 2015, could send “a stream of flaming fuel or napalm up to 50 feet,” prompting “a significant media response relating to ...

Napalm is created by adding a thickening agent to substances like diesel fuel or gasoline. This forms a flammable gel that burns at a temperature of 1,500-2,200 degrees Fahrenheit. Over time ...