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December 2007
December 4, 2007 The Dow Chemical Company to Close Latex Plant at Freeport, Texas
December 4, 2007 Dow Wolff Cellulosics Closing HEC Plant in Aratu, Brazil
December 3, 2007 Dow Canada Finalizes Sale of Western Canada Caustic Soda Business to Univar
November 2007
November 29, 2007 Dow Epoxy Completes Systems Acquisitions
November 28, 2007 Dow To Expand Its Manufacturing and R&D Facility In Correggio, Italy
November 28, 2007 Dow and Davy License LP OxoSM Technology to PetroChina Sichuan Petrochemical Co., Ltd.
November 21, 2007 Dow Epoxy Introduces FORTEGRA™ Epoxy Tougheners
November 16, 2007 Dow Completes Divestiture of ETHAFOAM™ Business
November 15, 2007 Equipolymers Completes Re-vamping of Ottana PET Train
November 13, 2007 Dow Polyurethanes Continues Growth in Asia Pacific
November 12, 2007 Dow to Exit Hydroxyalkyl Acrylates Market
November 09, 2007 Dow Announces Maintenance Turnaround at TDI Facility in Freeport, Texas
November 09, 2007 Dow Introduces Four New Polypropylene Products at K2007
November 09, 2007 Dow Introduces New Adhesive for Hot and Cold Water Pipe Structures at K 2007
November 07, 2007 Dow Uses Renewable Energy to Manufacture Carpet Latex
November 07, 2007 New Polyolefin Dispersions Offer Environmentally Preferable Option in Carpet Backing
November 06, 2007 Dow Announces Plans to Suspend Production at Union Carbide Polypropylene Manufacturing Facility in Louisiana
November 05, 2007 Dow Polyurethanes Completes Acquisition of Edulan A/S
October 2007
October 30, 2007 Enhanced Trans Fat Replacement Technology from Dow Helps Make Baked Goods Healthier
October 30, 2007 Dow Helps Reduce Fat and Boost Nutritional Profile of Meat Products
October 24, 2007 Dow Footwear Solutions Introduced at K 2007
October 22, 2007 Dow Water Solutions and PUB Singapore Collaborate on New 16-inch Membranes
October 15, 2007 Dow Building Solutions Reaffirms Commitment to Community and Sustainability
October 10, 2007 Dow Announces Polyisocyanurate Asset Reconfiguration
September 2007
September 28, 2007 Dow Introduces TYRIN™ EXT 1000 Chlorinated Polyethylene at K 2007 and ACS Rubber Expo
September 25, 2007 Dow Agrees to Sell ETHAFOAM™ Business to Sealed Air
September 25, 2007 Dow Surfactants Enhances Distribution Network in Europe
September 25, 2007 Breakthrough Technology from Dow Polyurethanes Promotes Sustainable Chemistry and Excellent Product Performance
September 24, 2007 Dow Polyurethanes Launches New Website to Enhance Customer Experience
September 21, 2007 Dow AgroSciences Wins United Nations’ Montreal Protocol Innovators Award for Stratospheric Ozone Protection Efforts
September 20, 2007 Dow Takes It To a New Level Of Excellence
September 19, 2007 Dow Polyurethanes to Acquire Denmark's Edulan A/S
September 19, 2007 UCON™ Fluids & Lubricants Introduces New Generation UCON™ ULTRAQUENCH™ Plus Series Quenchants
September 18, 2007 Dow's High-Tech Display Opens Tradeshow Doors To Non-Attendees
September 18, 2007 Moving Beyond Clean – with More Sustainable Solutions for Fabric and Surface Care
September 17, 2007 Dow to Proceed with Polyols Capacity Expansion in Terneuzen
September 17, 2007 Caesars Palace Gets A Unique Flooring Flavor
September 13, 2007 Innovation, Growth Solidify Dow's Leadership in the PU Industry
September 13, 2007 Dow Epoxy Announces Three Strategic Acquisitions to Grow Systems Business
September 10, 2007 Dow Polyurethanes to Increase Specialty Polyols Capability in Freeport, Texas
September 04, 2007 Dow Agrosciences and Exelixis Plant Sciences Announce Major Research Collaboration
September 01, 2007 For a Perfect Look with Superior Performance
September 01, 2007 2(x)ist Introduces New Liquid Cotton Collection with DOW XLA™ Fiber
August 2007
August 30, 2007 Dow Foam Granulation Technology Licensed to Bristol-Myers Squibb for Innovative Tablet Manufacture
August 29, 2007 Diadora and Dow Fiber Solutions (DFS) partner to introduce the new “Diadora Cycling Collection” with DOW AYRXX™ fabrics.
August 28, 2007 Dow customers receive European Technical Approval for pipe systems made from DOWLEX™ 2388
August 22, 2007 A Partnership Between Adidas and Dow Fiber Solutions
August 21, 2007 Dow Building Solutions Receives "Partners of Choice Award" by David Weekley Homes for Third Consecutive Year
August 20, 2007 Dow Declares Force Majeure for Vinyl Acetate Monomer
August 15, 2007 Dow Introduces New Calendering-Grade Thermoplastic Polyurethane (TPU) Elastomer
August 13, 2007 Dow Canada Divests Chlor-Vinyl Business in Western Canada
August 09, 2007 Timberland Selects DOW VORALAST™ Soling System with Renewable Content for Mion® Sandals
August 06, 2007 Dow Completes Capital Investment for VERSENE™ Chelating Agents
July 2007
July 30, 2007 Dow and Solvay Form Joint Venture to Build Hydrogen Peroxide Plant in Thailand; Dow and BASF Continue to Pursue Plans for Thailand HPPO Plant
July 30, 2007 Dow Receives Innovation Award for FORTEFIBER™ Soluble Dietary Fiber
July 24, 2007 Dow Introduces FINGERPRINT™ Polyethylene Resins for Micro-Irrigation Applications
July 23, 2007 Solar Power Generation Benefits from Dow Performance Fluid Chemistry
July 23, 2007 ENHANCER™ Technology Stands The Test of Time Dow Chemical Marks 20th Anniversary
July 20, 2007 Dow Announces a Price Increase for Vinyl Acetate Monomer in All Regions
July 19, 2007 Dow and Crystalsev Announce Plans to Make Polyethylene from Sugar Cane in Brazil
July 17, 2007 Dow Fiber Solutions Targets the Hotel and Lodging Market for New Stretch Fiber for Uniforms
July 17, 2007 INFUSE™ Olefin Block Copolymers Ideal for Food Contact Applications
July 11, 2007 Flooring that Keeps Pace with High Demands of Higher Education
July 11, 2007 Dow Introduces HYPODTM Polyolefin Dispersions
July 11, 2007 Denim Royalty Kingpins and Dow XLA™ Host An Exclusive New York City Trade Show
July 10, 2007 Dow Technology Helps Production of Fresh Drinking Water at Largest Desalination Plant in Southern Hemisphere
July 04, 2007 Wirtschaftlichkeitsrechner für Ballensilage
July 02, 2007 Dow Unveils Dow Wolff Cellulosics, a $1 Billion Specialty Business
July 02, 2007 Dow Acquires Wolff Walsrode from Bayer
July 02, 2007 ULTRA-PC Amino Alcohols From ANGUS Comply With China Cosmetics Directive
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June 2007
June 27, 2007 Dow Attains Certificate of Suitability (CEP) Designation for CARBOWAX™ SENTRY™ PEG 3350 and 4000 Products
June 25, 2007 Dow Increases Global Capacity for Solid CARBOWAX™ SENTRY™ PEGs
June 14, 2007 Dow Water Solutions Technology Helps to Reduce Arsenic Levels in New Mexico Water
June 14, 2007 Dow Europe GmbH introduces twenty new and upgraded polypropylene products, including advances in melt flow rate and taste and odour performance
June 12, 2007 Dow introduces new adhesive for hot and cold water pipe structures
June 11, 2007 Dow Announces Plans to Construct New Solution Styrene Butadiene Rubber (SSBR) Plant in Europe
June 08, 2007 ANGUS Sterlington Manufacturing Site Awarded Louisiana Lantern Award
June 06, 2007 Dow Technology Licensing Wins UNIPOL™ PP Technology Contract in China
June 05, 2007 DowpharmaSM Announces License Agreement with Abbott
May 2007
May 30, 2007 Dow Introduces AMPLIFY™ IO Functional Polymers
May 30, 2007 Dow to Open Construction Polymers Application Lab in Shanghai
May 29, 2007 New Trends Revealed in Silage Market
May 22, 2007 Dow To Showcase Hyperlast Spray and Cast Elastomer
May 16, 2007 Reliance Petroleum Limited to Build 900 KTA UNIPOL™ PP Process Plant
May 15, 2007 DowpharmaSM Licenses Pfenex Expression Technology™ to Biovel Life Sciences Private Limited
May 14, 2007 Dow Introduces New High Performance PE Resin for Geomembranes
May 14, 2007 Aging In Style: Dow Polyurethane Carpet Backing Technology Improves Assisted Living Facilities
May 10, 2007 Dow Schedules Maintenance Turnaround at MDI Facility in Stade, Germany
May 08, 2007 Global Paints and Coatings Market Benefits from Dow Biocides Investments in 2006
May 08, 2007 Dow Launches “Green” Biocide for Paints and Coatings Market
May 08, 2007 AMP From ANGUS Chemical Company Helps to Reduce Cost, VOCs in Alkyd Paints
May 08, 2007 ANGUS Trials VOC-Free Multifunctional Amine for Paints and Coatings
May 08, 2007 Demand Leads To Investment for Dow Performance Fluids Business, Makers of UCON™ and SYNALOX™ Fluids & Lubricants
May 07, 2007 Dow Biocides Announces Results of Re-registration of OPP
May 07, 2007 Dow Biocides Introduces IPBC into its Product Portfolio for Metalworking Fluids
May 03, 2007 DOW XLA™ Weaves Its Way Into Designer Denim
May 02, 2007 Dow Polyurethanes Completes Acquisition of Hyperlast Systems Business
May 02, 2007 ANGUS Chemical Company to Build R&D Plant to Validate Novel Nitroalkane Technologies
May 02, 2007 Dow Polyurethane Systems Poised for Global Growth
May 02, 2007 Dow Agrosciences Recognized for Innovative Use of RFID Technology
May 01, 2007 DowpharmaSM Licenses PfenexExpression Technology™to VGX Pharmaceuticals
April 2007
April 30, 2007 DowpharmaSM and Cygnus Technologies, Inc. Announce Launch of Pseudomonas fluorescens Host Cell Protein Kit
April 30, 2007 Backyard Bliss In a Can
April 30, 2007 Identify Termites With StakeOut™ Before They Infiltrate Your Home
April 30, 2007 The Dow Chemical Company Introduces Broken Glass Stabilizer
April 30, 2007 Dow Performance Fluids Business To Host “Virtual” Trade Show For STLE
April 24, 2007 Dow Introduces Lower-Yellow-Index Thermoplastic Polyurethane (TPU) Elastomers that Deliver “Best-in-Class” Color Performance
April 24, 2007 Dow UCAR Emulsion Systems Launches New Dirt Pickup Resistance Technology Platform
April 23, 2007 Amerchol to Introduce SoftCAT™ SX Polymers
April 19, 2007 Dow to Expand Capacity for Divinylbenzene (DVB)
April 17, 2007 ULTRA™ PC Amino Alcohols From ANGUS Comply With Global Cosmetics Directives
April 13, 2007 Dow Schedules Maintenance Turnaround at Freeport, Texas, MDI Facility
April 13, 2007 Dow Polyurethane Systems “Softens” a New Playground at New Baseball Stadium in Midland
April 10, 2007 Dow and Chevron Phillips Chemical Announce Plans to Form Styrenics Joint Venture in the Americas
April 02, 2007 Dow Announces Maintenance Turnaround at TDI Facility in Camaçari, Brazil
March 2007
March 31, 2007 ANGUS Underscores Safety And Security For Hobby Racing With Introduction of NITROBOOSTTM KIX 100 Fuel Additive
March 30, 2007 Dow Anuncia Paralisação Programada para Manutenção das Instalações de TDI em Camaçari, Brasil
March 26, 2007 Dow Announces Increased Global PO and PG Capacity
March 26, 2007 Dow Epoxy Advances Glycerine-To-Epichlorohydrin and Liquid Epoxy Resins Projects by Choosing Shanghai Site
March 26, 2007 Dow Polyurethanes Plans Capital Investments in Europe
March 21, 2007 Dow and Colorcon Join Forces in Bringing Excipients for Controlled Release Applications to the Pharmaceutical Market
March 21, 2007 Dow Wire & Cable Advances Market-Facing Strategy In Europe, The Middle East and India
March 21, 2007 Dow Exhibiting at K 2007
March 19, 2007 Dow Water Solutions Creates Model to Determine Lifetime of ADSORBSIA™ GTO™ Arsenic Removal Media Under Varying Water Quality Conditions
March 16, 2007 Dow Europe Announces Price Increase for NORDEL™ Hydrocarbon Rubber and Synthetic Rubber Grades
March 15, 2007 Dow Achieves Another Major Milestone in its Quest for Sustainable Chemistries
March 09, 2007 New PetroChina GuangXi Polypropylene Plant to Utilize UNIPOL™ PP Process Technology Licensed Through Dow
March 09, 2007 The Dow Chemical Company and Davy Process Technology License LP OxoSM Technology to Tianjin Soda Plant in China
March 09, 2007 Dow Solar Initiative Receives Major U.S. DOE Solar Energy Funding
March 05, 2007 Dow Polyurethanes To Acquire Hyperlast UK and Autothane from British Vita
March 05, 2007 Dow Demonstrates Global-Scale Manufacturing Capabilities for INFUSE™ Olefin Block Copolymers
March 01, 2007 Dow Water Solutions Reduces Arsenic to Non-Detectable Levels in Arizona
February 2007
February 28, 2007 Dow Introduces Next-Generation XLA™ Stretch Fiber to the Fashion Industry
February 27, 2007 Dow Global Technologies Inc. Announces License Agreement with Serum Institute of India Limited
February 22, 2007 DowpharmaSM Announces Multi-Product License Agreement with Merck
February 21, 2007 Dow Europe GmbH Announces Price Increase for Polyethylene Resins
February 21, 2007 Canadian National Railroad Strike Requires Dow to Declare Force Majeure for Caustic Soda
February 21, 2007 Dow Schedules Maintenance Turnaround at Estarreja, Portugal, MDI Facility
February 19, 2007 Dow Dramatically Expands Commercial Offering of VERSIFY™ Plastomers and Elastomers
February 05, 2007 Pearson Named Senior Product Manager for Specialty Latex
February 05, 2007 Dow Completes Sale of Interest in Cabo, Brazil, Vinyl Acetate Monomer Plant
February 05, 2007 Strong U.S. Demand for ADSORBSIA™ GTO™ Media from Dow Driven by New EPA Arsenic Regulations
February 01, 2007 Dow Wire & Cable Underscores Commitment to Middle East Market at 2007 Middle East Electricity Exhibition
January 2007
January 29, 2007 Dow to Expand MDI Production in North America
January 29, 2007 DOW INTRODUCES 5 GALLON PAILS of DOWFROSTTM HD FLUID
January 25, 2007 DOW XLA™, Celebrity Stylist Phillip Bloch and Menswear Expert Robert Bryan Explore the Design Possiblities in Wool Suiting for Spring and Discuss Influences From Hollywood and High Fashion
January 16, 2007 Dow Starts Up First Production Plant in Russia
January 15, 2007 Dow to Expand Cellulosics Capacity for Industrial Specialty Applications
January 15, 2007 Standard Carpets Scores with Dow’s Polyurethane Backing for Artificial Turf
January 15, 2007 Domenech Hermanos Makes Play for Artificial Turf with Polyurethane Backing from Dow
January 15, 2007 Lano Sports Teams Up with Dow to Produce Polyurethane Backed Artificial Turf
January 08, 2007 Davy Process Technology Licenses LP Oxosm Technology to Dammam 7 Petrochemical Limited
January 05, 2007 Dow Europe GmbH Terminates Force Majeure at its Polypropylene plant in Wesseling, Germany