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The Dow Chemical Company
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Dow in AFRICA
KEY FACTS
•฀฀Nearly 250 employees
•฀฀4 manufacturing sites; 6 commercial offices
•฀฀Presence for more than 50 years
•฀฀Strategic sourcing region for Dow
Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA)
as the largest supplier of hydrocarbons
•฀฀92 percent of revenue comes from
Advanced Materials, Health and
Agricultural Sciences, and Performance
Systems and Products
GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES
•฀฀Infrastructure (more than $700 billion
planned expenditure on infrastructure
in Africa in next five years)
•฀฀Consumerism (consumer spending
expected to reach $1.4 trillion by 2020
with a middle class estimated between
300 and 500 million)
•฀฀Health and Nutrition (65 percent of
Africa’s population works in agriculture)
•฀฀Energy (investment of $400 billion in
solar projects projected in next 30 years;
0.3 percent of North African deserts can
meet Europe’s current electricity needs)
DOW SOLUTIONS AT WORK
•฀฀More sustainable gold mining practices
in South Africa protect fresh water ecology
and maximize water reuse using Dow
Water & Process Solutions technology
•฀฀DOW™ Latex Powder and WALOCEL™
cellulosics were used in the construction
of South Africa’s FIFA World Cup
stadiums; the two products combine
to form a tile adhesive that keeps the
stadiums together
•฀฀In 2010, Dow established the Dow
Chemical East Africa Ltd., a Kenyan
corporate entity that is responsible for
developing Dow’s presence throughout
East Africa
Dow in the MIDDLE EAST
KEY FACTS
•฀฀Nearly 160 employees
•฀฀Nine joint ventures in Kuwait,
Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and United Arab
Emirates, one manufacturing site
•฀฀More than 30 years in the Middle East
•฀฀330 customers in 11 countries
GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES
•฀฀Infrastructure:
– Water (FILMTEC™ and DOW™
Ultrafiltration)
– Construction (cellulosics for dry mix
mortar segment, acrylic binders for
insulation and building envelopes,
and latex and acrylics for coatings)
•฀฀Energy:
– Oil and gas (innovations for
enhanced oil recovery and
optimized oil production)
DOW SOLUTIONS AT WORK
•฀฀Announced in 2009, Dow’s R&D
Center at the King Abdullah University
of Science and Technology will focus
initially on water, oil and gas, and
infrastructure technologies
•฀฀Equity-light strategy gives Dow
access to feedstocks by working
with local partners to diversify local
economies and develop the region
into a petrochemical hub
•฀฀Dow and Saudi Aramco are working
to build a world-scale integrated
chemicals complex in Jubail,
Saudi Arabia
KEY FACTS
•฀฀13,000 employees
•฀55 manufacturing sites
•฀฀30+ commercial offices
•฀฀90 percent of the products sold in
Europe are made in the region
•฀฀Home to approximately one-third of
Dow’s manufacturing assets and three
of Dow’s five largest integrated sites
GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES
•฀฀Infrastructure:
– Construction (leading provider of
pipe technologies for water, utilities,
energy, and oil and gas industries)
– Automotive (leading provider of
plastics and performance materials)
•฀฀Consumerism (leading provider of
innovative solutions for packaging
and home and personal care)
•฀฀Energy (next-generation insulation,
wind energy)
DOW SOLUTIONS AT WORK
•฀฀Collaboration with top customers,
value chain partners, public laboratories
and academic institutions enable
innovation, faster time to market
and lower upfront investment
•฀฀Unique ValuePark® model (with 20
companies, 29 plants) in Germany
connects Dow’s strategic partners and
customers on site – integrating material
flows and logistics while reducing fixed
assets and operating capital
Dow in EUROPE
Broad Geographic Reach
Our geographic presence is far-reaching, with a balance of developed
and emerging economies. Europe and North America continue to be critical
contributors to Dow’s present and future successes, while our investment
priorities target Asia Pacific, Latin America, the Middle East and Africa to
further build our position in emerging economies.