SCG-Dow Group commemorates Thailand HPPO progressSCG-Dow Group commemorates Thailand HPPO progress

    
The AIE site will also feature a specialty elastomers plant; a hydrogen peroxide plant built as a joint venture between Dow and Solvay; and power utilities and infrastructure. Nearby, a new liquids cracker, also jointly owned by SCG and Dow, will come on-stream in 2010. The integrated Thailand plants represent a significant increase of the asset base for Dow Thailand and Dow's largest manufacturing investments in Asia Pacific.
    
"This significant strategic investment helps enable Dow Polyurethanes to leverage our low cost-to-serve leadership position across the portfolio as well as fuel the growth of Dow's other Performance and Advanced Materials business," said Pat Dawson, president of Dow Polyurethanes, a global business group of Dow. "The new large-scale, back-integrated plant, based on advanced HPPO technology, will be best positioned to address th region's increasing demand for PO and derivatives, which are driven by increased demand in markets such as appliance, constructino, coatings, adhesives and sealants." —[email protected]