Dow to expand coatings & silicones capacity in Saudi Arabia

It will build manufacturing facilities for polymers (used in coatings) & high performance silicones

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Last Updated : May 24 2017 | 4:44 PM IST

The Dow Chemical Company signed two agreements on Saturday to advance the company’s strategic, innovation agenda in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) which will bring leading edge technologies to KSA that support the Kingdom’s Vision 2030 economic diversification and advanced manufacturing development plan.

Dow signed an agreement to construct a state-of-the-art manufacturing facility to produce a range of polymers for coatings and water-treatment applications, and a memorandum of understanding for a feasibility study related to a proposed investment in the company’s performance silicones franchise.

“Dow has been a long-term strategic partner in Saudi Arabia for nearly four decades and is the

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