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Business OverviewCreating Sustainable Value for the Wired World Creating Sustainable Value for the Wired WorldAs a world-leading provider of technology-driven solutions for the wire and cable industry, Dow Wire & Cable brings more than 60 years of experience to power, telecommunications and specialty cable applications. Dow Wire & Cable, a market-facing business unit of The Dow Chemical Company (NYSE: DOW) and its subsidiaries, provides plastics-enhanced materials used as insulation, semiconductive, flame retardant and jacketing materials, providing a unique combination of mechanical strength, flexibility, electrical properties, aging stability and processability. In addition, Dow Wire & Cable creates value for global customers by supplying material and compounding solutions that are backed by solid research, product development, engineering and market validation expertise. For more information, please visit www.dowwireandcable.com. Products & IndustriesDow Wire & Cable provides jacketing, cellular and solid insulation compounds for voice and data applications for the telecommunications wire and cable industry including fiber optics, copper cable, cable television and ocean cable; and for the low, medium and high voltage power cable market. Dow Wire & Cable offers materials with very high standards of processibility and performance, combined with a superior balance of properties, including excellent stress crack resistance, high thermal stability, toughness, and outstanding electrical properties. TechnologiesDow Wire & Cable has a broad range of process technologies to choose from. In fact, as the world’s largest polyethylene (PE) supplier, Dow has almost every major process known to make PE on a commercial scale. Dow is a leader in both the gas-phase and the solution process. In high-pressure low-density PE, Dow has both tubular and autoclave reactors. Dow Wire & Cable is not only the largest producer of resin in terms of volume, but also a leader in both catalyst and process technology. Dow Wire & Cable gives customers access to resins made with the latest technologies, including INSITE™ Technology, and UNIPOL™ Gas-Phase Process Technology. Dow Wire & Cable is fully leveraging and exploiting these technologies to strengthen both solution and gas-phase assets, as dictated by customer needs. Research & Development CommitmentDow Wire & Cable is using its considerable research & development (R&D) capabilities to stay on the cutting edge of material science innovation. The Global Technology Center (GTC) and Materials Processing Skill Center (MPSC) provide leading-edge wire and cable product development as well as compounding and materials processing technology and development. Global Technology Center – The GTC is located in central New Jersey, at Dow Wire & Cable's Weston Canal Center R&D facility and is supported by satellite technology facilities in Europe, Asia and South America. The GTC is a world-class R&D facility that offers customers worldwide, round-the-clock technical and troubleshooting service, hosts customer training and interface sessions, and regularly visits customer sites for a hands-on understanding of customer needs, requirements and facilities. Integral to providing next generation technologies, the GTC provides:
Materials Processing Skill Center – Also located in New Jersey, the MPSC R&D processing facility is supported by satellite compounding facilities in the United States and Europe. It houses an extensive team of experts, technology and state-of-the-art equipment focused on compounding, pelletizing, and process development. CapacityDow’s worldwide production capacity of PE is 15.6 billion pounds. Dow Wire & Cable has significant compounding capability in all four major regions of the world - North America, Europe, Latin America, and Asia-Pacific – providing greater global reach, while enabling its customers to grow their business by providing them with consistent and reliable resin supply. Global FacilitiesDow Wire & Cable is a global supplier with solid regional capabilities in all regions of the world, including world-class, worldwide technology and compounding facilities in the following regions:
Environmental Commitment – Responsible CareAt Dow, protecting people and the environment is part of everyday business activity and decision making. An excellent example of Dow’s goal for zero incidents, zero injuries and zero environmental harm is its commitment to Responsible Care®, which has become the industry’s most progressive performance-based initiative. In fact, in 1988, Dow played a leading role in developing the blueprint for this initiative. With strong industry support, the initiative has made a major impact around the world during the past decade. Environmental, chemical transportation and worker safety incidents are all significantly down, while dialogue with the public has become a way of doing business. Dow Wire & Cable is committed to providing quality products and services while protecting the environment, as well as the health and safety of those who manufacture and use its products. To ensure the safe handling, use, storage and disposal of its products, Dow maintains an ongoing product stewardship program that includes technical services, research and development assistance and easy access to Material Safety Data Sheets. Customer InterfaceBecause Dow Wire & Cable is committed to providing its customers with outstanding technical service and support, it is taking several steps to improve the way it communicates and works with customers, which makes doing business with Dow Wire & Cable better, faster and easier than ever before. These steps include:
Dedicated Sales Force– A dedicated direct sales force serves wire and cable customers in the Americas and Asia Pacific, while a direct sales force, with support from distributors and agents, serves Europe and the Middle East. Industry CommitmentDow Wire & Cable participates in several essential regulatory, standards and technical committees, including:
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