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Performance Monomers

Dow’s Performance Monomers: where performance meets safety and reliability

Dow’s acrylate, methacrylate, vinyl acetate and specialty monomers are produced in world scale assets with integration into key raw materials, and with a focus on safety and reliability. Our global presence allows optimization of logistics based on cost and sustainability, as well as around the clock accessibility.

Featured applications

Our portfolio of acrylate and methacrylate monomers are used to improve the chemical and physical properties in a wide range of common applications. They are essential building blocks in the production of dispersions and emulsions for coatings, adhesives, sealants, non-wovens and more.

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Paints and Coatings

Paints, primers, and varnishes for architectural solutions.

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Inks and Coatings

Industrial and functional coatings, road markings, printing inks, Barrier, and Specialty paper coatings, and more. 

Printing

3D printing and printing plates.

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Automotive

Vehicle coatings and finishes.

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Construction Chemicals

Caulks, sealants, laminated safety glass, coatings and membranes, cement additives and primers, and more.

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Adhesives

Labels and tape.

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Dow Achieves ISCC PLUS Certification for Acrylates Manufacturing

Dow’s Acrylate plant in Deer Park, TX received ISCC PLUS certification for decoupling fossil feedstocks by using waste sourced or bio-based feedstocks.

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Other applications

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Textiles and Non-Wovens

Water repellant fabrics, superabsorbent materials.

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Home and Personal Care

Sunscreen, dishwashing liquids, hydrogels for contact lenses and superabsorbent materials, and more.

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Oil, Gas and Mining

Enhanced oil recovery.

Specialty and Performance Monomers

Explore our portfolio of ROCRYL™ branded and other specialty and performance monomers – and use filters to narrow by application.

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Sustainability – decarbonizing the value chain

Central to Dow’s ambition and purpose is to deliver innovative and sustainable materials science solutions into the marketplace. Dow has announced our commitment to protect the climate, charting a path to be carbon neutral by 2050. In line with the broader corporate strategy, Dow Performance Monomers follows the decarbonization journey with a track record of delivering. From 2015-2020, Performance Monomers reduced our Scope 2 CO2 by 75% and has charted a clear path to reduce carbon emissions by an additional 20% by 2030 from 2020 levels.  

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