Dow announces global production expansions in propylene glycol.The Dow Chemical Company The Dow Chemical Company (NYSE: DOW TYO: 4850 ) is an American multinational corporation headquartered in Midland, Michigan. Overview The Dow Chemical Company is currently the second largest chemical manufacturer in the World (after BASF)[1]. , Midland, MI, has announced its plans to increase its total global 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) production capacity for 2004 to 1.2 billion pounds. This represents a 14% global increase over PG production for 2003, without capital expenditures. Implementation of Six Sigma Not to be confused with Sigma 6. Six Sigma is a set of practices originally developed by Motorola to systematically improve processes by eliminating defects.[1] A defect is defined as nonconformity of a product or service to its specifications. and production optimization methods during the second half of 2003 allowed Dow to provide more glycols to the marketplace for the year. In other news, UCAR UCAR University Corporation for Atmospheric Research UCAR Unmanned Combat Armed Rotorcraft UCAR Utility Cost Analysis Report Emulsion Systems, a business unit of Dow, has announced plans to invest in its North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. manufacturing capability. This includes the construction of a new facility at the St. Charles operations, Hahnville, LA, by Union Carbide Corporation, as well as future investments in Alsip, IL, and Sarnia, Ontario. This capacity will replace existing manufacturing sites in Tucker, GA and Garland, TX, which will be shut down by Union Carbide in 2006. The plan calls for more than $100MM of investment over the next three years, with the primary investment being a next-generation latex facility in St. Charles. |
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