Dow Chemical's Performance Monomers segment increases production capacity for GMA by 10% in Freeport, Texas, 2-EHA by 15% in Hahnville, Louisiana, CAA by 25% in Bohlen, Germany
Lorena Madrigal
NEW YORK
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October 4, 2011
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Today the Performance Monomers business of The Dow Chemical Company (NYSE:DOW) announces the success of several capacity expansion projects as a result from debottlenecking initiatives and reliability improvement plans. The business recently announced a 10 percent increase in capacity for the production of Glycidyl Methacrylate (GMA) at its Freeport, Texas facility and a 15 percent increase in capacity for the production of 2-Ethyl Hexyl Acrylate (2-EHA) at its Hahnville, Louisiana facility. The business also announced that capacity for the production of Crude Acrylic Acid (CAA) at its Böhlen, Germany facility has increased by 25 percent, which will be used for the production of Butyl Acrylate (BA) and Glacial Acrylic Acid (GAA) at the site. In addition, Performance Monomers has capacity expansion projects for Butyl Acrylate (BA), Ethyl Acrylate (EA) and two other Acrylic Acid units upcoming.
Pat Gottschalk, Vice President and Global Business Director for Performance Monomers, states, “These capacity expansion projects provide more products to our domestic customers and deliver innovative solutions that further improve reliability and sustainability. Overall our expansion projects are a valuable addition that reinforce Dow’s commitment to growth and expands our global footprint.”
Dow is the world’s largest producer of Acrylic, Methacrylic and Specialty Monomers, providing high quality and product consistency for a wide range of applications. Our customers participate in many diverse and value added applications. Monomers from Dow are used primarily in coatings, inks, textiles, home and personal care and energy markets. Dow continues to meet stakeholder commitments by focusing on visibility and insight to drive customer collaboration as well as efficiency, agility and flexibility to capture growth through reliability.
About The Dow Chemical Company
Dow (NYSE:DOW) combines the power of science and technology with the "Human Element" to passionately innovate what is essential to human progress. The Company connects chemistry and innovation with the principles of sustainability to help address many of the world's most challenging problems such as the need for clean water, renewable energy generation and conservation, and increasing agricultural productivity. Dow's diversified industry-leading portfolio of specialty chemical, advanced materials, agrosciences and plastics businesses delivers a broad range of technology-based products and solutions to customers in approximately 160 countries and in high growth sectors such as electronics, water, energy, coatings and agriculture. In 2010, Dow had annual sales of $53.7 billion and employed approximately 50,000 people worldwide. The Company's more than 5,000 products are manufactured at 188 sites in 35 countries across the globe. References to "Dow" or the "Company" mean The Dow Chemical Company and its consolidated subsidiaries unless otherwise expressly noted. More information about Dow can be found at www.dow.com.
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