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Dow in NORTH AMERICA
KEY FACTS
•฀฀25,000 employees
•฀59 manufacturing sites
•฀฀Investments in higher-margin,
higher-growth businesses
•฀฀Leader in responsible operations
and innovations that address
energy challenges
•฀฀Strong network of manufacturing,
sales and R&D facilities
•฀฀Large, integrated sites that provide
a competitive cost advantage
GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES
•฀฀Energy (innovations in solar and next-
generation energy storage technology)
•฀฀Health and Nutrition (investments in
branded seeds and new trait innovations
are accelerating our growth in U.S. corn
and cotton)
DOW SOLUTIONS AT WORK
•฀฀Joint venture between Dow and Mitsui
to construct a new membrane chlor-alkali
facility in Freeport, Texas
•฀฀Multiple investments in advanced
manufacturing at Dow’s Michigan
Operations in Midland are resulting
in new green-technology jobs:
–
About 100 new jobs were created
to support development of
the DOW™ POWERHOUSE™
Solar Shingle
–
Joint venture Dow Kokam world-scale
lithium ion battery manufacturing
facility is expected to employ more
than 800 people when fully operational
– Dow and Tata Consultancy Services
began construction of a new Business
Process Services Center in Midland,
supporting a business service model
that is expected to optimize services
while creating new jobs for the region
Dow in ASIA PACIFIC
KEY FACTS
•฀฀7,000 employees
•฀43 manufacturing sites
•฀฀18 percent of global sales
•฀฀Double-digit growth fueled by market-
driven Advanced Materials businesses
•฀฀Investments expanding in region, with
$400 million in capital investments in
Advanced Materials in the next three
years, $800 million in Thailand joint
venture investment in the next two
years, new emulsion plant in Vietnam,
and mega project in China
•฀฀Key strategic alignments with top
customers in the region
GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES
•฀฀Infrastructure (well-positioned
with industry-leading water
filtration technology and leading
coatings franchise)
•฀฀Energy (supplies resin formulation
for wind blades for all major global
turbine producers)
•฀฀Health and Nutrition (Dow AgroSciences
rice oil opportunities)
•฀฀Consumerism (leading supplier of
electronic materials)
DOW SOLUTIONS AT WORK
•฀฀New Dow Technology Center in Korea
is strategically located to engage key
semiconductor and display customers in
Asia Pacific and will house 200–300
scientists
•฀฀Dow and the Shenhua Group are
working together to build and operate
a world-scale integrated complex of
coal, power and chemicals in Yulin City,
Shaanxi Province
Dow in LATIN AMERICA
KEY FACTS
•฀฀4,000 employees
•฀27 manufacturing sites
•฀฀12 percent of Dow’s global sales
•฀฀Sustainability drives innovation
(Brazil leads in sugarcane-based
ethanol production)
•฀฀Recognized as a top employer in Brazil,
Colombia, Argentina, Mexico and Chile
GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES
•฀฀Health and Nutrition (growth-driving
region for Dow AgroSciences, doubled
agrochemicals capacity in Argentina)
•฀฀Energy (plastic innovations, including
renewable energy alternatives,
lightweighting of vehicles)
•฀฀Consumerism (sustainable packaging for
beverages, household and personal care
driven by growing consumer base)
•฀฀Transportation and Infrastructure
(government investments in
infrastructure and growth of middle
class is boosting sales in coatings,
insulation products and adhesives;
robust automotive production)
DOW SOLUTIONS AT WORK
•฀฀Developing plans for world-scale
integrated industrial park to make
polyethylene from sugarcane in Brazil
•฀฀Collaboration through Dow’s
we.nnovate program and the
Latin America Customer Academy
fosters innovation across sites and
identifies future market opportunities
and joint projects