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2011 Annual Report
DOW IN ASIA PACIFIC
• Revenue: $10,554
• 8,000 employees
• 44 manufacturing sites
Solutions at Work:
• Dow Electronic Materials: $400 million in capital
investments in Korea
– Dow Seoul Technology Center to house 200 to 300
scientists, serving semiconductor and display customers
– TMG plant to supply the LED market
– Advanced Packaging Technology (APT) metallization
capacity expansion for advanced chip packaging
• Well-positioned, growing manufacturing base
– Propylene glycol capacity in Thailand in 2013
– New coatings plant in Vietnam
– New plant under construction in Map Ta Phut,
Thailand, to expand joint venture capacity for
ENLIGHT™ Polyolefi n Encapsulant Films
• Signifi cant investment in China to support growth
– New Dow Electronic Materials Interconnect
Technologies project and AET battery electrolyte
project in progress
– Capacity expansion in Dow Water and Process
Solutions plant
– New joint venture terminal project to be Dow’s
fi rst chemical terminal storage facility in China
and largest globally for Dow
• Once fully operational, about 45 percent of Sadara
Chemical Company‘s volume will be sold into Asia Pacifi c
• World-class R&D team in China working on technology
innovations and product developments to serve global
and local customer needs
– Dow and strategic customer Haier Group to form
a global joint innovation laboratory in China. The
collaboration follows Haier‘s adoption of Dow’s
PASCAL™ Insulation Technology in its appliances and
the joint development of next-generation eco-washing
machine technology.
12%
of global
sales
DOW IN LATIN AMERICA
• Revenue: $7,246
• 5,000 employees
• 31 manufacturing sites
Solutions at Work:
• World’s largest integrated facility for production of
biopolymers from sugarcane in Brazil
• Dow AgroSciences achieves corn market share gains and
expands seeds product offerings to meet productivity needs
• As a Worldwide Partner of the Olympic Games, Dow
is supplying infrastructure solutions for the Rio 2016
Olympic Games
• New Technology and Market Development Center for
Performance Plastics, Polyurethanes and Formulated
Systems opens near São Paulo, Brazil
• First sales achieved for Dow Wolff Cellulosics‘ gluten-
free solutions in Latin America, expanding Dow‘s healthy
foods platform
• Dow Water and Process Solutions‘ ultrafi ltration technology
for arsenic removal starts operations in Celaya, Mexico,
providing drinking water for 15,000 people
• Introduction of Performance Plastics‘ all-polyethylene
stand-up pouch enhances recycling properties and supports
regional demand for sustainable food packaging solutions
18%
of global
sales