Dow Chemical opens Thailand complex

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Dow Chemical opens Thailand complex

Wednesday, March 28, 2012
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Bangkok, Thailand - Dow Chemical officially announced the grand opening of its new production complex in Asia Industrial Estate (AIE), Ban Chang, Rayong Province. This comes at the same time Dow marks its 45th anniversary in Thailand and the 25th anniversary of the SCG-Dow partnership, part of the SCG-Dow Group. A portion of an investment totaling more than $3 billion, the new production complex is a joint venture project between Dow, SCG and Solvay S.A. under the project named Thai Growth Project. The project, which was announced in 2006, has involved the building of world-class production facilities including an advanced naphtha cracker plant operated by Map Ta Phut Olefins Co., Ltd. (JV between Dow and SCG Chemicals), and downstream facilities to produce polyethylene (SPEII), specialty elastomers, propylene oxide and hydrogen peroxide, operated by Solvay. The successful completion of all plants under the Thai Growth Project makes Thailand Dow’s largest manufacturing base in Asia Pacific.