Dow Suspends Production at Union Carbide Facility/Exits Hydroxyalkyl Acrylates Market
Dow also announced that it has stopped producing and marketing hydroxyalkyl acrylates (HAA) as of year-end 2007. The HAA product line includes hydroxyethyl acrylate (HEA) and hydroxypropyl acrylate (HPA). These products are sold largely to major coatings formulators for use in automotive topcoat applications. The decision has no impact on Dow’s standing as an acrylic acid and acrylic ester producer. Dow manages those products independently from the HAA line.