Dow Polyurethanes, a business of the Dow Chemical Company, commissioned a new polyether polyols plant in Asia Industrial Estate, Rayong, Thailand. “This expansion is directly aligned to our long-term strategy to address customer demands and invest in high-value markets where our technology and services are differentiated,” said Glenn Wright, business president for Dow’s Polyurethanes business.
Dow works closely with customers in the industrial, energy efficiency and consumer comfort industries to maximise opportunities that arise from shifting markets, sustainability trends, new regulations and energy dynamics.
“Given the pace of growth in Asia Pacific, Dow is constantly striving to meet evolving market needs while identifying new ways to accelerate our own growth. The successful start up of this new polyol production facility in Asia Industrial Estate not only completes our site integration model, it further strengthens our presence in Asia Pacific and enables us to better serve our customers through providing competitive and innovative solutions to their needs,” said Peter Sykes, president of Dow Asia Pacific.
Utilising proven DMC catalyst technology, the facility will deliver local, high quality, reliable supply of polyether polyols into a variety of consumer comfort and industrial applications.
The facility’s annual capacity of up to 200 kilo tonnes (kt) will increase Dow’s participation in one of the largest and fastest-growing regions in the world. This solidifies Dow’s position as one of the key players in foam technology for furniture, mattresses and bedding, and in specialty markets like high-performing coatings, adhesives, sealants and elastomers serving infrastructure, transportation and construction markets.
Announced in 2006, the project began with cracker and polyethylene chain developments and has expanded to include Dow’s most recent advancements. The production site will largely serve customers in Southeast Asia, China and India. The plant is one in a recent series of global polyol investments by Dow to deliver growth in targeted markets, with the first coming on line in Freeport, Texas late last year, the next slated for start-up in 2016 as part of Dow’s Sadara joint venture with Saudi Aramco in the kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and another at the company’s Terneuzen site in the Netherlands.
Dow works closely with customers in the industrial, energy efficiency and consumer comfort industries to maximise opportunities that arise from shifting markets, sustainability trends, new regulations and energy dynamics.
“Given the pace of growth in Asia Pacific, Dow is constantly striving to meet evolving market needs while identifying new ways to accelerate our own growth. The successful start up of this new polyol production facility in Asia Industrial Estate not only completes our site integration model, it further strengthens our presence in Asia Pacific and enables us to better serve our customers through providing competitive and innovative solutions to their needs,” said Peter Sykes, president of Dow Asia Pacific.
Utilising proven DMC catalyst technology, the facility will deliver local, high quality, reliable supply of polyether polyols into a variety of consumer comfort and industrial applications.
The facility’s annual capacity of up to 200 kilo tonnes (kt) will increase Dow’s participation in one of the largest and fastest-growing regions in the world. This solidifies Dow’s position as one of the key players in foam technology for furniture, mattresses and bedding, and in specialty markets like high-performing coatings, adhesives, sealants and elastomers serving infrastructure, transportation and construction markets.
Announced in 2006, the project began with cracker and polyethylene chain developments and has expanded to include Dow’s most recent advancements. The production site will largely serve customers in Southeast Asia, China and India. The plant is one in a recent series of global polyol investments by Dow to deliver growth in targeted markets, with the first coming on line in Freeport, Texas late last year, the next slated for start-up in 2016 as part of Dow’s Sadara joint venture with Saudi Aramco in the kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and another at the company’s Terneuzen site in the Netherlands.