Building Your World

The largest construction firms and the weekend do-it-yourselfer have something in common – they need materials that are durable and dependable and represent the latest innovations in product quality. And Michigan-made products fit the bill.

The buildings where you live, work and play are more comfortable thanks to DOWTHERM™ heat transfer agents that provide superior heating and cooling performance.

You can apply paint in more even coats due to METHOCEL™ cellulose ethers, which act as a thickener. They also help thicken other common building materials you rely on, from gypsum tape-joint compound to plaster, tile adhesive and grout, and stucco.

Your tools perform better thanks to ETHOCEL™ premium ethylcellulose polymers which help to coat sharp edges. ETHOCEL is poured over drill bits to protect them and allow them to be handled safely.

Dow’s emulsion systems provide essential qualities to a wide range of products that you rely on. Our emulsion systems are used as a binders on fiberboard ceiling tiles. We also make specialty latex for concrete applications known as latex modified concrete, which provides increased strength for bridge decks.

The roads you travel are more navigable thanks to Dow. Michigan Operations is the only plant in North America that produces a latex product that allows traffic paint to dry in 60 seconds.