Dow Selects Rohrleitungs-und Anlagenbau GmbH As Contractor For Pipeline in Germany

19-Mar-2002

Böhlen, Germany/Horgen, Switzerland – March 13, 2002 — Buna Sow Leuna Olefinverbund GmbH (BSL), a 100 percent subsidiary of The Dow Chemical Company, has selected Rohrleitungs-und Anlagenbau GmbH (RAB) as the engineering, procurement and construction contractor for its 365-kilometer olefins pipeline in Germany. Construction is expected to begin soon. When completed, the pipeline will connect Dow's sites in Central Germany, with its Stade site, Northern Germany.

Located in Leipzig, Germany, RAB is part of the Dutch-based Koop Group. RAB was previously involved in building a naphtha pipeline from Rostock, Germany, to Dow's hydrocarbon cracker in Böhlen, Germany; and also participated in building various pipelines connecting Dow's Böhlen and Schkopau, Germany, sites.

"RAB was selected out of 12 contracting firms and has sufficient in-house capability to take on the complete project," says Thijs Siermann, business development manager for Dow's Hydrocarbons & Energy business in Germany. "The regional expertise that is available in their local team will be key in implementing this project on- time."

Construction is scheduled to start this summer and expected to last approximately one year. The new pipeline will provide access to the deep-sea cargo ethylene market for Dow's Central Germany previously landlocked site, further enhancing its operational flexibility. In addition to connecting two major Dow sites, the pipeline will ultimately link Dow's salt dome storage caverns in Teutschenthal, near Schkopau, and Ohrensen, near Stade. The bi- directional pipeline will be capable of transporting ethylene and propylene.

Dow is a leading science and technology company that provides innovative chemical, plastic and agricultural products and services to many essential consumer markets. With annual sales of $28 billion, Dow serves customers in more than 170 countries and a wide range of markets that are vital to human progress, including food, transportation, health and medicine, personal and home care, and building and construction, among others. Committed to the principles of Sustainable Development, Dow and its approximately 50,000 employees seek to balance economic, environmental and social responsibilities.

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