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Dow Starts Operations at New MDI Distillation and Prepolymer Facility

Dow began operations at a new MDI distillation and prepolymer facility at Dow’s global manufacturing site in Freeport, Texas. The investment will optimize the company’s existing asset infrastructure and strengthen Dow’s position in high-growth applications in the automotive, construction, consumer, and industrial markets. The new MDI facility in Freeport will replace existing North American production capacity in Laporte, Texas, and...

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Dow Japan’s New President Patrick McLeod Takes Office, Meets Press

Patrick McLeod has taken office on July 1 as Dow Chemical Japan’s new president as well as Chairman and CEO of Dow Toray, the company’s joint venture with Toray. At a recent press conference with former president Eriko Sakurai, MacLeod said that he is honored to be appointed to this position on the 125th anniversary of Dow Chemical in the...

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Dow Chemical and DuPont Complete Merger of Equals

DowDuPont Inc. has announced that the merger of equals between The Dow Chemical Co. and E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. completed on August 31. The combined entity is named DowDuPont, and operates as a holding company with three divisions – agriculture, materials science and specialty chemical products. DowDuPont intends to separate the three divisions and launch them as...

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How Long Will Global EPDM Rubber Oversupply Last?

by Yasuhiko Shimizu, Chief Editor E-media   Ethylene propylene diene monomer (EPDM), a synthetic rubber used in products including automobile parts and electrical cables, is currently in global oversupply. EPDM is a synthetic rubber with superior electrical properties and outstanding resistance to weather, ozone, heat, cold and chemicals. A large share of overall production is used in the manufacture of...

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Dow Japan Holds Innovation Day

Dow Chemical Japan Ltd. (President: Peter Jennings) held “Dow Japan Innovation Day Tokyo” on November 19 to showcase its latest technologies and business activities in Japan. The large turnout of 320 visitors included customers, partner companies and industry representatives. The importance that Dow places on the Japanese market was shown by the presence of about 50 personnel from parent The...

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