Quality Management

    
  
 
Quality Culture
The Dow Quality Policy states:

"Quality Performance is a commitment to excellence by each Dow employee. It is achieved by teamwork and a process of continuous improvement.

We are dedicated to being the leader in providing quality products and services which meet or exceed the expectations of our customers."


To learn more, please go to Quality Culture.

Global Corporate Structure
Dow has established infrastructure and support organizations to assist management in implementing Quality Systems in a consistent and coordinated manner globally. Under the sponsorship of the Vice President of Operations, the Global Quality Systems Leader coordinates the implementation of the Dow Quality Management System throughout the company.

To learn more, please go to Global Quality Systems Corporate Structure.

Certifications
As part of The Dow Chemical Company, UCAR Emulsion Systems has the ability to control the production and quality of the entire supply chain from raw materials to downstream products. Being one of the largest integrated latex producers enables us to provide our customers with consistently high-quality products.

Our business extends around the globe, enabling us to meet the needs of customers who are also global. We develop and manufacture latex and related products in 16 plants in 11 countries worldwide.

ISO 9001 and ISO 9002 Certifications confirm that our products and services conform to the highest standards of quality in the world, from the early stages of design through product manufacturing.

Certifications

Six Sigma
In late 1998, Dow adopted the Six Sigma management philosophy to further drive the company's productivity and growth efforts. Six Sigma is a management philosophy which strives to achieve product and service excellence through the use of both simple and complex statistical tools.

For more information, please go to Corporate Six Sigma.