Dow News Summary
Hamilton to Lead Dow’s Olympic Operations
To support Dow’s recently announced 10-year worldwide partnership with the Olympic Games, George Hamilton, vice president of Government Markets, has been named vice president of Dow Olympic Operations.
Dow and The Nature Conservancy Announce Collaboration to Value Nature
Andrew Liveris and Mark Tercek, chief executive officer of The Nature Conservancy, jointly announced a new collaboration between the organizations to help Dow and other companies recognize, value and incorporate nature into global business goals, decisions and strategies. The senior leaders issued the news to some of the world’s foremost business, environmental and sustainability leaders, dignitaries and media at the Detroit Economic Club.
Dow Electronic Materials Inaugurates New Facility to Serve Fast-Growing OLED Market
Dow Electronic Materials, a business unit of Dow Advanced Materials, held an opening ceremony to inaugurate its new OLED Electronic Materials facility in Cheonan. The facility will supply leading-edge emissive materials to serve the rapidly growing active matrix OLED market. The opening ceremony was held at the Cheonan, Korea, manufacturing facility and was attended by Jerome A. Peribere, president and CEO of Dow Advanced Materials, and regional government officials from South Chungcheong Province and Cheonan City.
Saudi Aramco, Dow Joint Venture Project Continues to Make Progress
Saudi Aramco and Dow have announced that a proposed joint venture petrochemical project continues to make progress with the front-end engineering and design (FEED) work expected to be completed in mid-2011.
Prey Named Chief Executive Officer of New Chlor-Alkali Joint Venture
Dow and Mitsui & Co. Ltd. of Japan announced the appointment of Todd A. Prey as chief executive officer of their new chlor-alkali manufacturing joint venture. The two companies announced on July 1, 2010, a definitive agreement to form a 50:50 manufacturing joint venture to construct, own and operate a new membrane chloralkali facility located at Dow’s Freeport, Texas, integrated manufacturing complex.
Rohm and Haas Announces Cash Tender Offer and Consent Solicitation for Morton International’s 9-¼% Credit Sensitive Debentures Due June 1, 2020
Rohm and Haas Company, a subsidiary of Dow, announced that, as a part of Dow’s ongoing actions to reduce debt, it has commenced a cash tender offer and related consent solicitation to purchase any and all of Morton International, LLC’s (formerly known as Morton International, Inc.) outstanding $145.167 million aggregate principal amount of 9-¼% credit sensitive debentures due 2020. The tender offer is being made at a price of $1,430 for each $1,000 principal amount of such debentures validly tendered on or before the early tender date which is 5 p.m., New York City time, on August 18, 2010, which amount includes an early tender premium of $30 per $1,000 of debentures. Debentures tendered after such early tender date, but before the expiration date, which is 11:59 p.m., New York City time, on September 1, 2010, will be eligible to receive $1,400 for each $1,000 principal amount of such debentures validly tendered, which amount does not include the early tender premium.
Dow and Interfilm Improve Sustainability of Window Envelope Films
Interfilm Holdings Inc. (Interfilm) and Dow are improving the sustainability of window envelope films with the purchase of renewable energy credits (RECs) to offset the conventional energy expended at Dow’s Hebron, Ohio, plant in the production of PROCITE™ Window Envelope Films. The RECs are certified through a third party, and they comply with the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulations and audit processes.
Dow Showcases New Photovoltaic Solutions at European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference
Dow will showcase its new solutions designed for photovoltaic manufacturers at the 25th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition (PVSEC) in Valencia, Spain. Dow’s photovoltaic solutions can help increase solar cell efficiency and solar module durability, improve device performance at lower cost and enable widespread adoption of solar energy. Solutions being showcased include:
- Dow’s ENLIGHT™ cleaning, texturizing, imaging and metallization solutions to enhance performance in solar cell manufacturing
- Dow’s ADCOTE™ and MOR-FREE™ adhesives for module fabrication for long-term durability with improved environmental profile
- Dow’s new innovative ENLIGHT™ Polyolefin Encapsulant Films used as protective encapsulants that help lower total module system costs and provide for improved productivity and extended reliability
- DOWTHERM™ and SYLTHERM™ heat transfer fluid solutions for solar grade silicon production
- Dow’s polyglycol CF fluid for a higher quality experience in slicing silicon wafers
Dow Solar to Begin Hiring for Midland Plant
Dow announced the creation of 100 new, full-time jobs to support the development of its revolutionary DOW POWERHOUSE™ Solar Shingles at its facility in Midland, Michigan.
Dow, MAG and Astraeus to Advance Wind Industry Technologies
Dow, Astraeus Wind Energy Inc. and MAG Industrial Automation Systems announced a project that will be a catalyst for the advancement of the wind industry enabled by funding from the state of Michigan.
Dow Introduces World’s First PVC/Halogen-Free Solution to Meet Key Global Standards
Dow SUSTAIN™ halogen-free compounds – developed by Dow Wire & Cable – are the first PVC and halogen-free compounds that meet key global industry standards for continuous operating temperature, low smoke and heat deformation. Dow SUSTAIN makes flexible cords safer and more environmentally stable. Four different product grades for jacketing and insulation are now available in sample quantities for a variety of applications.
Dow’s Novo Receives Executive Excellence Award; Cirihal and Cavalcanti Named Luminary Honorees
Dow announced that three Dow leaders have been recognized by the Great Minds in STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) organization (formerly known as HENAAC) for their commitment to a diverse and inclusive business environment.
Dow Receives “Significant Achievement” Award for Championing Inclusion
Dow was recognized October 7 by Out & Equal Workplace Advocates at the 11th Annual Out & Equal Workplace Awards with the 2010 “Significant Achievement” award for its efforts to support a diverse and inclusive workplace as well as for the efforts of its Gays, Lesbians and Allies at Dow (GLAD) Network.
Dow to Establish Strategic Supply Chain Services Center in Northern Ireland
Dow announced plans to establish a Dow Design & Modify Supply Chain (D&MSC) center in Belfast, Northern Ireland. This Center will help to ensure that the Company’s supply chain is optimally designed to respond to emerging social and economic trends and customer needs around the globe. This move also reflects Dow’s commitment to leverage its Business Services expertise to drive more value to the market through Dow’s businesses and joint ventures as the Company seeks to become a high-growth earnings company.
DOW POWERHOUSE™ Solar Shingles Receive UL Certification
Dow and Underwriters Laboratories (UL) announced that the DOW POWERHOUSE™Solar Shingle is the first residential solar roofing shingle with an integrated connection system to receive UL safety certification. The DOW POWERHOUSE™ Solar Shingle is a ground-breaking photovoltaic solar panel in the form of a solar roofing shingle that can be integrated into rooftops with standard asphalt shingle materials. It reduces installation time and complexity using a revolutionary system design that eliminates on-roof wiring, minimizes through-roof penetrations and allows the product to be installed in the same manner as a standard roofing shingle.
Dow Electronic Materials to Construct New Manufacturing Site in Eastern China
Dow Electronic Materials, a business unit of Dow, will construct a new manufacturing facility in Eastern China to meet the growing material demand for printed circuit boards.
Dow Announces Start-Up of the Solution Linear Low Density Polyethylene II Train in Thailand
Dow announced the successful startup of the Solution Linear Low Density Polyethylene II train (SPE II). SPE II is owned by Siam Polyethylene Co. Ltd., a joint venture of Dow and Siam Cement Group (SCG), which is located at the existing Map Ta Phut manufacturing facility in Rayong Province, Thailand.
Dow to Produce Advantaged Materials for the Energy Storage Industry
Dow is utilizing its global leadership in material science, manufacturing expertise and market knowledge to organize a new business that will manufacture advantaged battery materials to address critical, unmet market needs in the energy storage industry.
Dow Electronic Materials Introduces New Solutions for Printed Circuit Boards
Dow Electronic Materials, a business unit of Dow, is bringing a new suite of solutions to PCB (printed circuit board) manufacturers. These next-generation technologies enable customers to continually deliver high-quality, cost-effective materials to meet future market needs. The new solutions include two newly launched products in final finish and four new products under mass production testing in electrolytic plating and making holes conductive.
Dow Coating Materials Helps Customers Weather Tight Markets while Transforming Traditional Paradigms
Dow Coating Materials, a global business unit of Dow, announces a breakthrough series of products designed to significantly reduce paint customers’ dependence on a key raw material, titanium dioxide ( TiO2 ).
Dow Electronic Materials Breaks Ground in Korea for New TMG Facility to Serve LED Market
Dow Electronic Materials, a business unit of Dow, announced it has broken ground for a new metalorganic precursor manufacturing plant in Cheonan, Korea.
Dow Water & Process Solutions Technology Enables World’s Largest Desalination Plant to Provide Clean Water to Middle East, Drastically Reducing Desalination Operation Costs
Dow Water & Process Solutions’ innovation will soon be hard at work in the Soreq Desalination Plant, the Middle East’s newest major desalination project. There, Dow Water & Process Solutions’ membranes will help produce up to 150 billion liters (39.6 billion gallons) of drinking water annually. Located 15 kilometers (9.3 miles) south of Tel Aviv, Israel, the Soreq Seawater Desalination Plant will also hold the distinction of being the world’s largest user of 16-inch DOW™ FILMTEC™ reverse osmosis (RO) membranes.
Dow AgroSciences Exclusively Licenses Crop Enhancement Technology
Dow AgroSciences, a wholly owned subsidiary of Dow, entered into an exclusive commercial license agreement with Plant Bioscience Limited (PBL) for technology that enhances the root systems of plants with important implications for crop improvement.
Dow AgroSciences U.S. Patent Application for New Class of Herbicide Tolerant Traits Allowed
Dow AgroSciences announced the allowance of its U.S. patent application for crop plants that contain one of Dow AgroSciences’ new class of herbicide tolerant traits. The trait, which has shown exceptional promise for use in corn and other monocots, conveys robust tolerance to broadleaf and grass herbicides, including 2,4-D and the FOP family of herbicides.
Dow Advanced Materials Breaks Ground on New Acrylic, Styrene-Acrylic Polymer Plant in Vietnam
Dow Advanced Materials, a division of Dow, has broken ground on a new manufacturing facility in Dong Nai Province in southern Vietnam for the production of acrylic and styrene-acrylic polymers used in the paint, coatings, construction, packaging, home and personal care industries. The new plant, scheduled to go onstream in September 2011, will be shared by three Dow Advanced Materials businesses – Dow Coating Materials (DCM), Dow Building & Construction (DB&C), and Dow Adhesives & Functional Polymers (AFP).
Dow Chosen as Most Admired Chemical Company in Brazil
For the second consecutive year, Dow was recognized as the Most Admired Chemical Company in Brazil, according to Carta Capital magazine’s The Most Admired Companies in Brazil Award. The recognition ceremony took place on October 18, in São Paulo, with the presence of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
Dow Electronic Materials Breaks Ground for Its New Eastern China Manufacturing Facility
Dow Electronic Materials, a business unit of Dow, broke ground on its new Eastern China manufacturing facility. Government officials from Zhangjiagang City and employees took part in a groundbreaking event. The new facility is located at the Company’s Zhangjiagang site in JiangSu Province, approximately 98 kilometers from Shanghai. It will meet the growing demand for materials for printed circuit board (PCB), electronic and industrial finishing, and photovoltaic (PV) markets in Asia. Start-up is planned for late 2011.
Dow Introduces EcoSmooth™ Conditioning Polymers at In-Cosmetics Asia
Dow Personal Care, a business unit of Dow, introduced EcoSmooth™ – a new family of conditioning polymers that provide outstanding benefits without the use of silicone in shampoos. Unveiled at In-Cosmetics Asia 2010 in Bangkok, Thailand, EcoSmooth™ Silk Conditioning Polymers offer an excellent blend of cost and performance benefits in formulations.
Dow Coating Materials Takes Top Award for Paper at PRA International Wood Congress
Dow Coating Materials was awarded the prestigious Holbrow Medal at the 7th International Wood Congress for a technical paper on the latest advances in water-borne products for protecting wood.
Dow Brazil Announces Technology Center in Jundiaí (São Paulo)
Dow Brazil, global giant in the chemical and plastics sectors with operations in Brazil since 1956, announced at FEIPLAR COMPOSITES & FEIPUR – International Trade Show and Congresses of Composites, Polyurethanes and Engineering Plastics – the Technology and Market Development Center for Polyurethanes and Formulated Systems in the city of Jundiaí, countryside of São Paulo.
Dow Electronic Materials Receives Certificate of Appreciation from Viasystems
Dow Electronic Materials, a leading supplier of printed circuit board (PCB) materials, announced that it received Viasystems’ Certificate of Appreciation for 2010. Viasystems is a leading PCB manufacturer in automotive and telecom areas. Among 1,100 suppliers, Dow Electronic Materials was awarded Viasystems’ highest award, the Certificate of Appreciation, in its chemical supplier category.
Dow Announces Plans for New Propylene Glycol Plant in Thailand
Dow announced that it plans to build a propylene glycol (PG) plant in Map Ta Phut, Thailand, with a production capacity of up to 150 KTA. The new PG facility will utilize propylene oxide (PO) derived from the new, sustainable hydrogen peroxide to propylene oxide (HPPO) technology, developed jointly by Dow and BASF SE. The HPPO plant is being constructed as part of the integrated joint venture liquids cracker and derivatives project in Thailand with Siam Cement Group (SCG).