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Plastics Additives
Your key supplier and partner for plastics additives
Delivering innovative and sustainable solutions with PARALOID™ Impact Modifiers and Processing Aids, and SURECEL™ Acrylic Processing Aids, for improving the performance of plastics and resins for the mutual prosperity of our customers, suppliers, and Dow.
Impact Modifiers and Processing Aids
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Helping to improve processing, performance and circularity of PVC and engineering resins with acrylic, MBS and silicon-based plastics additives technology.
Serving the building and construction, consumer goods, electronics, transportation, packaging, and renewable energy markets based on 60+ years of experience and application knowledge.
Providing safe and reliable manufacture of products, expert technical support, supply chain and customer service excellence, and a knowledgeable commercial team.
Processing aids and impact modifiers based on MBS, acrylic and silicone/silane technology, as well as flexible acrylic resins to deliver on increasing technical demands.
Key applications
Profiles, Siding, Fencing, Deck
PARALOID™ Impact Modifiers and Processing Aids offer a range of benefits for rigid PVC applications. These additives can enhance impact resistance, improve fusion, rheology, and processing, as well as contribute to PVC recyclability, thereby supporting circularity.
PVC Foam Profiles and Sheet
SURECEL™ Processing Aids facilitate processability and control over cell structure in foamed PVC applications. These benefits can enhance the quality of end products and in this way contribute to lightweighting efforts, and inherent energy saving and cost reduction.
PVC Film and Sheet
PARALOID™ Impact Modifiers improve the durability and toughness of PVC technical film and sheet for lamination, pool liners, credit cards, etc., whilst PARALOID™ Processing Aids and Polymeric Lubricants facilitate processing through rheology control and metal release.
Consumer Goods and Appliances
Dow’s Plastics Additives improve impact resistance and long-term durability of engineering polymers used for appliance casings and components, as well as sporting goods such as golf balls where very high performance is desired.
Transportation
Dow’s Impact Modifiers enhance the toughness and durability of plastic parts for applications in transportation, contributing to lightweighting and extended material lifespan and recyclability.
Electronics
Dow's Plastics Additives and Modifiers improve impact resistance and durability, while maintaining melt flow of the compounded material. Such modification can lead to more reliable and longer-lasting electronic products and improved product quality.
VERSALOID™ Flexible Acrylic Resins
VERSALOID™ Flexible Acrylic Resins are durable alternatives used for flexible films in a wide range of applications, exhibiting good weatherability, printability and paint adhesion.
PARALOID™ Additives for engineering resins
Compatible with a range of engineering resins, PARALOID™ Impact Modifiers impart improved durability, toughness, impact resistance, processability, and adhesion in a range of applications.
Dow Plastics Additives operations earns Safety Excellence Award
Our Plastics Additives site in Louisville, KY has once again been honored with both Safety Excellence and Safety Performance Awards for 2024 from the Vinyl Institute. This marks the 9th consecutive year that our Louisville plant has been honored with the Safety Excellence Award, showcasing our ongoing commitment to safety and environmental standards.
Dow Plastics Additives achieves +Vantage Vinyl™ Silver verification
Dow Plastics Additives has earned the prestigious +Vantage Vinyl™ Silver verification, recognizing our commitment to advancing sustainability across resource efficiency, emissions, and health & safety. This distinction, verified by GreenCircle Certified, highlights Dow as an industry leader dedicated to continuous improvement and transparency in our operations. We are proud to be part of a select group raising the bar for sustainable practices in the vinyl industry.
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Resources
Additives for vinyl resilient flooring (EMEAI).
Impact modifiers for transparent packaging.
Additives for pipes and fittings.
Plastic and Composites Additives.
Additives for vinyl resilient flooring (North America).
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