Dow Expands Netherlands Polyols Capacity

Dow Chemical says it has broken ground on a previously announced polyols expansion at Terneuzen, the Netherlands. The company says it is on track to complete the 180,000- m.t./year expansion by mid-2009. Financial details were not disclosed. “This expansion supports Dow’s commitment to further grow our performance businesses, such as Dow Polyurethanes, throughout Europe,” says Doug Warner, business director/polyols at Dow’s polyurethanes segment. Dow says it will use propylene oxide, sourced from a hydrogen peroxide-to-propylene oxide...

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