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Dow Polyurethanes, a business unit of Dow Chemical, Midland, MI, plans to invest further in Europe by expanding capacity at two of its facilities over the next two years.


Dow (Direct OverWrite) See magneto-optic disk.  Polyurethanes polyurethanes (pŏl'ēyr`əthānz), group of plastics that may be either thermosetting or thermoplastic. Polyurethane can be made into both flexible and rigid foams. , a business unit of Dow Chemical, Midland, MI, plans to invest further in Europe by expanding capacity at two of its facilities over the next two years. The company plans to increase name-plate capacity at its polyols plant in Terneuzen, the Netherlands, by 180 kta, and at its propylene glycol propylene glycol

a chemical used industrially as an antifreeze, solvent stabilizer, as a preservative in liquid livestock feeds and pharmaceutically as a vehicle or solvent for medicinal preparations.
 (PG) facility in Stade, Germany, by 80 kta (www.dowpolyurethanes.com).
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Title Annotation:Acquisitions, expansions
Publication:Rubber World
Date:May 1, 2007
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