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Product Story — Products that Enhance Our Quality of Life
Most of the products Dow makes are further processed by our customers to make the products purchased by consumers. However, the chemical and plastic building blocks produced at Dow's manufacturing sites are essential to everyday life. Following are three examples of products made at Dow's Sarnia manufacturing facility that enhance our quality of life.
Polyethylene a Key Ingredient in Plastic Products
Polyethylene is used to make grocery bags, packaging to keep food fresh, and even children's toys. The health care and dry cleaning industries also use this type of plastic, for packaging and film.
Polystyrene Helps Keep Food Cold, and Fresh
Polystyrene plastic can be used to make products ranging from refrigerator linings and bicycle helmets, to packaging products like foam meat trays and jewel boxes for packaging Compact Discs and Digital Video Discs. Dow also supports initiatives to collect, process and market recycled polystyrene, and is a founding member of the Canadian Polystyrene Recycling Association.
STYROFOAM Brand Insulation Offers Comfort and Energy Savings
One of the most familiar products made from polystyrene is STYROFOAM™ Brand Insulation. Invented by Dow more than 50 years ago and identified by its distinctive Blue** color, STYROFOAM Brand Insulation is the most widely recognized brand name in insulation, used in the construction of the SkyDome and Air Canada Centre in Toronto, and the Parliament Buildings in Ottawa, as well as "simple, decent homes" built around the world by Habitat for Humanity. STYROFOAM brand insulation provides extra insulating value and helps minimize heating and cooling bills. With today's skyrocketing energy costs, this is an important factor in providing affordable housing.
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® ™ * Trademark of The Dow Chemical Company ("Dow") or an affiliated company of Dow
** The color Blue is a trademark of The Dow Chemical Company
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