Explore Our History
1846
Church & Dwight was founded by Dr. Austin Church, and his brother-in-law, John Dwight. Together, they went into the production and marketing of Baking Soda, a trade name for bicarbonate of soda.
1867
James A. Church joined his father as a member of Church & Co. and adapted the famous ARM & HAMMER™ trademark – the arm of Vulcan, Roman mythological god of fire, with hammer in hand. Since then, this trademark has become one of the world’s most recognized logos – a symbol of the company’s tradition of integrity and quality.
1896
The descendants of the founders consolidated their interests under the name of Church & Dwight Co., Inc.
1943
Began first sales in dairy market.
1980s
Church & Dwight began developing Dry Sorbent Injection solutions to reduce air pollution from stack gases.
1986
For its 100th anniversary on July 4th, the Statue of Liberty's inner copper walls are cleaned with sodium bicarbonate, which removes 99 years of coal tar without damage to the copper.
1986
Armand Products was formed in 1986 through a Joint Venture agreement between Church & Dwight Co., Inc. and Occidental Chemical Corporation, two of the chemical industry’s largest brands.
2000s
The company continued to research and develop new bicarbonate product uses and formulations, to serve exciting new applications.
Present
Church & Dwight’s journey has been a long and successful one. For the past 178 years, our commitment to quality, purity, integrity and performance has distinguished our culture and products and will continue well into the future!