Air Products Selects Dow as Exclusive Global Distributor of Polyurethane Prepolymers for High Performance Cast Elastomers

06-Sep-2006

Air Products and The Dow Chemical Company announced that they have signed an agreement appointing Dow as the exclusive global distributor of its polyurethane prepolymers used to manufacture high performance cast elastomers, with exception of existing Air Products customers in U.S. and Canada. The agreement gives Air Products a more effective channel to market and the opportunity to focus on growth segments outside of cast elastomers while broadening Dow's product portfolio.

Through this alliance, Dow will become the exclusive global distributor for Air Products' AIRTHANE® and VERSATHANE® prepolymers outside of Air Products' existing customers in the US and Canada. Dow will also be a non-exclusive distributor for VERSALINK® curative grades that together with the existing offering from Dow will cover the requirements of a broad range of applications. Air Products will continue to pursue other product applications outside of cast elastomers.

With the addition of Air Products' polyurethanes high performance prepolymers, Dow expects to be able to offer a complete product line and will provide systems offerings to its customers worldwide that will better satisfy the diversified requirements of these markets in terms of both application and performance and allow its customers to compete more effectively. Moreover, customers shall benefit from Dow's in-depth knowledge, thorough technological capabilities and experience in the field of polymer chemistry.

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