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Dow to invest in its upstream and downstream silicones production

he Dow Chemical Company (Dow) announced new support our ability to continue to meet strong global
Tlow capital intensity, high return investments in its demand for Dow’s silicones materials, enabling us to grow
upstream and downstream silicones franchise to accelerate and innovate more quickly with customers and advancing
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electrical and industrial, investments are expected to deliver fast paybacks and
consumer goods and higher return on invested capital for Dow, contributing to
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A series of incremental company also announced the start of a feasibility study
siloxane debottleneck and for the construction of a new, world-scale siloxane plant.
efficiency improvement The geographic location of the new proposed siloxane
projects over the next facility will be determined as an outcome of the feasibility
three years to further VWXG\ ´'RZ LV FRPPLWWHG WR RXU RQJRLQJ LQYHVWPHQW LQ
increase capacity and both upstream and downstream assets to bring a reliable
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manufacturing facilities around the world.A new hydroxyl SUHVLGHQW 'RZ &RQVXPHU 6ROXWLRQV ´$V DQ HVVHQWLDO
functional siloxane polymer plant in Carrollton, Kentucky, addition to Dow’s global silicones manufacturing footprint,
which will increase Dow’s polymer capacity in the Americas the proposed new siloxane plant will expand our access to
by 65%, providing the latest technology to accelerate differentiated monomers and intermediates around the
innovation with customers. Additional expansion projects world, while strengthening our capabilities to accelerate
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silicones products and intermediates. This includes a new leader in innovation and silicone-based technology, Dow
specialty resin plant in Zhangjiagang, Jiangsu, China, already operates nearly twenty silicones manufacturing
which will provide resin intermediates for high value facilities globally, including three world-scale siloxane
silicone products, including home and personal care, manufacturing facilities, located in Carrollton, Kentucky,
pressure sensitive adhesives, antifoams, and moldable 8 6 $ %DUU\ :DOHV 8QLWHG .LQJGRP DQG =KDQJMLDJDQJ
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