The information and links in this chart will help guide you to specific Dow product web sites where you will find detailed product information, as well as contact information for any of the products listed.
| Product | Description |
| Business | |
| Dow Fabric & Surface Care | Dow Fabric and Surface Care, a business unit of The Dow Chemical Company, is a leading provider of innovative solutions to the household and institutional cleaning market. Dow F&SC is focused on developing convenient, customized solutions for maintaining fresher, cleaner and healthier homes and businesses. |
| Dow Haltermann Custom Processing | Product and process development and contract manufacturing services to the specialty and fine chemicals industries. Key processes include distillation, reactive distillation, batch and continuous fractionation, advanced separations, batch reactions, continuous reactions, and multi-step organic reactions. |
| Safechem Europe GmbH | SAFECHEM Europe GmbH, a subsidiary of The Dow Chemical Company, is a solutions provider for the industrial cleaning industry. SAFECHEM enables the safe and sustainable use of chlorinated solvents in a variety of high-quality cleaning applications and supports users in their efforts to meet the principles of Responsible Care® and Product Stewardship by offering active risk management for the use of solvents. |
| Formulating Ingredients | |
| Acrylic Monomers | Acrylic acid serves as an essential building block in the production of many useful and important industrial and consumer products. Acrylic acid is used to produce acrylic esters including methyl acrylate, butyl acrylate, ethyl acrylate, and 2-ethylhexyl acrylate, which are then polymerized and used as ingredients in paints, coatings, textiles, adhesives and many other applications. Acrylic acid is also used to produce polyacrylic acid, or crosslinked polyacrylic acid compounds, which are used in the manufacture of detergents and waste water treatment chemicals as well as superabsorbent polymers for diapers and hygiene products. |
| Alkanolamines | Monoethanolamine; diethanolamine; triethanolamine |
| Biocides | Bactericides/fungicides |
| CARBOWAX** PEGs and MPEGs | PEGs and MPEGs are water soluble and inert, with low volatility and low toxicity for use in a wide range of household product formulations. |
| CELLOSIZE** Hydroxyethyl Cellulose | Hydroxyethyl cellulose |
| Chlorinated Solvents & Intermediates | Methylene chloride; monochloroacetic acid; perchloroethylene; trichloroethylene |
| Dow Caustic Soda | Caustic Soda Solution 50%, Membrane Grade; Caustic Soda Solution 50%, Commercial Grade. These products are registered with NSF International under the Whitebook Listing Program Standard for use in Nonfood compounds. The four approved Nonfood Compound Registration Categories (former USDA listing categories) for these two Caustic Soda products manufactured by Dow are: Cleaning Products (Ingredients for use in Cleaning Products); Sewer and Drain Cleaners (Ingredients for use in Sewer and Drain Cleaners); Water Treatment Products (Ingredients for use in Water Treatment Products); and Miscellaneous (Ingredients for use in Miscellaneous Products). |
| Dow Polyglycols | Products include: CARBOWAX** PEGs and MPEGs, DOW Polypropylene Glycols and EO/PO Copolymers. |
| Glycerine | 99.7% USP; 99.5% USP/EP; 96% USP |
| Glycols & Oxides | Ethylene glycol; propylene glycol; ethylene oxide; propylene oxide |
| Haltermann Products | Hydrocarbon solvents, ester oils, surfactants and emulsifiers, defoamers, asphalt cleaners, acetates, di-esters |
| Oxygenated Solvents | n-Butanol, n-Butyl Acetate, Diisobutyl Ketone, Ecosoft** Solvent IK, Isobutanol, Isobutyl Acetate, Isopropanol (Anhydrous), Isopropyl Acetate, Methyl Isobutyl Carbinol, Methyl Isobutyl Ketone, Primary Amyl Acetate Mixed Isomers, n-Propanol, n-Propyl Acetate, UCAR** Ester EEP, UCAR** Filmer IBT, UCAR** n-Butyl Propionate, UCAR** n-Pentyl Propionate, Glycol ethers. |
| POLYOX** Water-Soluble Resins | Water soluble resins, poly(ethylene) oxide |
| Polypropylene Glycols and Copolymers | Offer low foaming performance and excellent surfactancy, chemical stability, and solvency. In Europe, DOWFAX nonionic surfactants are available. |
| Surfactants | Anionic and nonionic surfactants for use in a wide range of household and industrial and institutional cleaning product formulations. |
| VERSENE* Chelating Agents | VERSENE™ Chelating Agents help to control water hardness ions, remove scale and loosen soils improving the performance of household, industrial and institutional cleaning products. |
| Vinyl Acetate Monomer | Vinyl acetate monomer (VAM) is an essential chemical building block used in a wide variety of industrial and consumer products. VAM is a key ingredient in emulsion polymers, resins and intermediates used in paints, adhesives, coatings, textiles, wire and cable polyethylene compounds, laminated safety glass, packaging, automotive plastic fuel tanks and acrylic fibers. |
| Intermediates | |
| Alkanolamines | Monoethanolamine; diethanolamine; triethanolamine |
| Ethylene Glycols (EG) | Ethylene glycols (EG) and their derivatives play a significant role in industry due to their function as versatile intermediates in a wide range of applications. Dow manufactures monoethylene glycol (MEG), diethylene glycol (DEG), triethylene glycol (TEG) and tetraethylene glycol (TETRA EG) products for a wide variety of applications including PET resins, films, fibers, antifreezes, coolants, aircraft anti-icer and deicers, heat transfer fluids, solvents, inks, and gas dehydration and treating. |
| Ethylene Oxide (EO) | Ethylene oxide (EO) is a versatile intermediate used in the production of ethylene glycol and other oxide derivatives such as glycol ethers, polyethylene glycol, polyether polyols, diethylene and triethylene glycols and ethanolamines. |
| Ethyleneamines | Full range of ethyleneamine products |
| HCN Intermediates | Amino acids; acylated amino acids; amino esters & amides; amino nitriles; chiral molecules; cyanohydrins; hydantoins; nitriles |
| Propylene Glycols | Propylene Glycols (PG) play a significant role in the manufacture of many industrial and end-use products, such as: antifreezes; coolants; aircraft and runway deicing fluids; heat transfer fluids; solvent fluids; flavors and fragrances; cosmetics and personal care products; pharmaceuticals; chemical intermediates; hydraulic fluids; plasticizers and thermoset plastics. Dow’s extensive, global PG and derivatives offering includes: Propylene Glycol Industrial Grade (PGI); Propylene Glycol USP/EP Grade (PG USP/EP); Dipropylene Glycol Regular Grade (DPG); Dipropylene Glycol LO+ Grade (DPG LO+); Tripropylene Glycol Regular Grade (TPG) and Tripropylene Glycol Acrylate Grade (TPG Ac). |
| Propylene Oxide | Propylene Oxide is a versatile chemical intermediate used in a wide range of industrial and commercial products, including polyether polyols, propylene glycols and propylene glycol ethers. Polyether polyols are one of the main components in the production of urethanes, which are used in many consumer applications, such as rigid foam insulation and flexible foam seat cushions. Propylene glycols are used in a wide variety of end-use applications, from cosmetics and household detergents to paints and automotive brake fluids. Other products made using propylene oxide are: flame retardants, modified carbohydrates (starches), synthetic lubricants, oil-drilling chemicals and textile surfactants. |
| Process Aids | |
| DOWICIL* Antimicrobials | Biocides and preservatives |
| Dow Polyglycols | Non-ionic surfactants; polyethylene glycols; polypropylene glycols; foam control agents; NF-grade polyethylene glycols; EO/PO polyglycol copolymers |
| Ethylene Glycols (EG) | Ethylene glycols (EG) and their derivatives play a significant role in industry due to their function as versatile intermediates in a wide range of applications. Dow manufactures monoethylene glycol (MEG), diethylene glycol (DEG), triethylene glycol (TEG) and tetraethylene glycol (TETRA EG) products for a wide variety of applications including PET resins, films, fibers, antifreezes, coolants, aircraft anti-icer and deicers, heat transfer fluids, solvents, inks, and gas dehydration and treating. |
| Ethylene Oxide (EO) | Ethylene oxide (EO) is a versatile intermediate used in the production of ethylene glycol and other oxide derivatives such as glycol ethers, polyethylene glycol, polyether polyols, diethylene and triethylene glycols and ethanolamines. |
| Quat 188 | Cationic Monomer |
