SAFECHEM Umwelt Service Establishes A New Representation Office In France

Düsseldorf, Germany - January 2004

SAFECHEM Europe GmbH, announced today that the company has opened a new representation office in the Paris region on January 12, 2004. In line with the company's growth in Europe, SAFECHEM takes this step to move even closer to the French industrials to provide highly efficient and solution-oriented service corresponding to the needs of the French market. The office will be managed by Serge Renaldi, Dow solvent manager France. To accompany the opening, the company will stage a number of seminars jointly with selected OEM's and distributors covering a variety of topics including cleaning with chlorinated solvents, compliance with the French legislation, solvent monitoring and equipment. The calendar of events and the participants will be announced shortly.

SAFECHEM Europe GmbH, a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Dow Chemical Company, offers in Europe a variety of services for both chlorinated and non-chlorinated solvents fully in line with Responsible Care. Its closed-loop SAFE-TAINER™ system manages the risks associated with the use of chlorinated solvents, allowing customers to benefit from these solvents long term, while adhering to legislative requirements when using appropriate equipment. SAFECHEM markets the SAFE-TAINER system and related service elements such as MAXISTAB™ stabilisers and MAXICHECK™ solvent monitoring test kits in close co-operation with its association of distributors

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Eveline Kooiman

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