08-08-2011

Dow Plastics Additives, a business unit of The Dow Chemical Company, announced the construction of additional equipment to both expand capacity and advance its technology at its Grangemouth, Scotland, manufacturing facility. The expansion will significantly increase the capacity of ...

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01-08-2011

Solvay announced that it has the intention to create a 50/50 joint venture with Sadara Chemical Company (itself a planned joint venture of Saudi Arabian Oil Company (Saudi Aramco) and The Dow Chemical Company (Dow)) for the construction and operation of a Hydrogen Peroxide Plant in Jubail ...

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Dow Water & Process Solutions announces plans to build new world-class reverse osmosis membranes plant

29-07-2011

The Dow Chemical Company announced plans to invest in a best-in-class manufacturing facility for DOW FILMTEC™ reverse osmosis (RO) elements in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. “Dow has a 50-year history of innovation and market leadership in the water industry. Saudi Arabia and nearby emerging ...

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12-07-2011

Dow Performance Materials, a business of The Dow Chemical Company, has named Carlos Silva Lopes as strategic marketing director for the business, which includes the specialty companies ANGUS Chemical Company and Acima Specialty Chemicals. In this role, Silva Lopes will lead all global ...

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11-07-2011

The Dow Chemical Company and Ube Industries, Ltd. announced an agreement to form a joint venture to manufacture and market formulated electrolytes for lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) in energy storage applications. The 50-50 joint venture, named Advanced Electrolyte Technologies LLC, is expected ...

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09-05-2011

Dow Epoxy, a business unit of The Dow Chemical Company(Dow), has announced plans to expand Liquid Epoxy Resin (LER) capacity at its plant in Stade, Germany. This expansion will provide additional capacity as early as fourth quarter 2012, and will increase capacity by 30 KTA, a 10% increase in ...

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05-05-2011

Dow Water & Process Solutions was awarded “Desalination Plant of the Year” by Global Water Intelligence (GWI) for its seawater reverse osmosis (SWRO) facility in Kurnell, Australia. The award was presented by former Secretary General of the United Nations, Kofi Anan, during the Global Water ...

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31-03-2011

Davy Process Technology Limited (DPT), a Johnson Matthey company, and The Dow Chemical Company’s Oxygenated Solvents business, announced the licensing of a new 140 kta 2-ethylhexanol plant utilizing LP OxoSM SELECTORSM 10 Technology in the Shandong Province, People’s Republic of China. This ...

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28-03-2011

Univar Inc. announced that it is expanding its long-standing relationship with Dow and has signed an agreement to distribute its complete portfolio of speciality personal care ingredients in the United Kingdom and Ireland. The agreement includes Dow’s new EcoSmooth™ conditioning polymers. ...

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14-02-2011

Davy Process Technology Limited (DPT), a Johnson Matthey company, and The Dow Chemical Company’s (Dow) Oxygenated Solvents business, announced that YanKuang Cathay Acetyl Chemical Company (YKCC) in Shandong, China, has selected LP OxoSM SELECTORSM 10 Technology for its new facility in Mushi ...

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