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• Products: ACRYSOL™ Rheology Modifiers; AVANSE™, PRIMAL™, RHOPLEX™ and ROVACE™ Multi-
functional Acrylic Binders; D.E.N.™ and D.E.R.™ Liquid and Epoxy Resins; DESIGNED DIFFUSION™
Technology for low-VOC wood and metal specialty coatings; DOWFAX™, ECOSURF™, TERGITOL™ and
TRITON™ Surfactants; EVOQUE™ Pre-Composite Polymer Technology; ROPAQUE™ Opaque Polumers for
advanced hiding; FASTRACK™ Binders for waterborne traffic paints; FORMASHIELD™ Formaldehyde-
Abatement Technology; MAINCOTE™ Waterborne Acrylics; OUDRA™ for marine and protective coatings;
PARALOID™ Solvent-borne Acrylics; ROPAQUE™ EZ Clean Technology for household stain resistance;
TAMOL™ and OROTAN™ Dispersants; and VERSAIR™ Low VOC/Low Odor Technology
Dow Water and Process Solutions is a leading water purification and separation technology supplier, developing
cost-effective technologies for water purification, desalination and separation solutions for specialty applications that
make water safer, cleaner and more available; food better tasting; and pharmaceuticals more effective.
• Products: ADSORBSIA™ titanium-based media; AMBERJET™, AMBERLITE™, AMBERLYST™ and
DOWEX™ ion exchange resins; AMBERLYST™ and DOWEX™ catalysts; DOW™ electrodeionization;
DOW™ ultrafiltration; DOWEX OPTIPORE™ polymeric adsorbent resins; FILMTEC™ reverse osmosis and
nanofiltration membrane elements
The Performance Monomers business produces specialty monomer products that are sold externally as well as
consumed internally as building blocks used in downstream polymer businesses. The business' products are used in
several applications, including cleaning materials, personal care products, paints, coatings and inks.
• Products: Acrylic acid/acrylic esters; ACUMER™, ACUSOL™, DURAMAX™, OPTIDOSE™, ROMAX™ and
TAMOL™ dispersants; Methyl methacrylate
The Coatings and Infrastructure Solutions segment also includes a portion of the Company's share of the results of
Dow Corning Corporation, a joint venture of the Company.
AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES
Applications: agricultural crop protection and pest management seeds, traits (genes) and oils
Dow AgroSciences is a global leader in providing agricultural crop protection and plant biotechnology products, pest
management solutions and healthy oils. The business invents, develops, manufactures and markets products for use in
agriculture, industrial and commercial pest management, and food service.
• Products: AGROMEN™ seeds; BRODBECK™ seeds; CLINCHER™ herbicide; DAIRYLAND SEED™;
DELEGATE™ insecticide; DITHANE™ fungicide; FORTRESS™ fungicide; GARLON™ herbicide;
GLYPHOMAX™ herbicide; GRAND VALLEY HYBRIDS; GRANITE™ herbicide; HERCULEX™ I,
HERCULEX™ RW and HERCULEX™ XTRA insect protection; HYLAND SEEDS™; KEYSTONE™
herbicides; LAREDO™ fungicide; LONTREL™ herbicide; LORSBAN™ insecticides; MILESTONE™
herbicide; MUSTANG™ herbicide; MYCOGEN™ seeds; NEXERA™ canola and sunflower seeds; PFISTER
SEEDS™; PHYTOGEN™ cottonseeds; PRAIRIE BRAND SEEDS™; PROFUME™ gas fumigant; REFUGE
ADVANCED™ powered by SmartStax®; RENZE SEEDS™; SENTRICON™ termite colony elimination
system; SIMPLICITY™ herbicide; STARANE™ herbicide; TELONE™ soil fumigant; TORDON™ herbicide;
TRACER™ NATURALYTE™ insect control; TRIUMPH™ seed; VIKANE™ structural fumigant;
WIDESTRIKE™ insect protection
The Agricultural Sciences segment also includes the results of the AgroFresh business, providing a portfolio of
products used for maintaining the freshness of fruits, vegetables and flowers.
PERFORMANCE MATERIALS
Applications: adhesives aircraft and runway deicing fluids appliances automotive interiors, exteriors, under-the-hood
and body engineered systems bedding caps and closures carpeting chelating agents chemical intermediates civil
engineering cleaning products composites construction corrosion inhibitors detergents, cleaners and fabric
softeners electrical castings, potting and encapsulation and tooling electrical laminates electronics flavors and
fragrances flooring footwear furniture gas treatment gaskets and sealing components heat transfer fluids home
and office furnishings industrial coatings manufactured housing and modular construction mattresses medical
equipment metalworking fluids mining packaging pipe treatment pressure sensitive adhesives sealants
surfactants transportation vinyl exteriors waterproofing membranes