Dow Advanced Materials Breaks Ground on Plant in Vietnam
MIDLAND, MI – Dow Advanced Materials, a division of The Dow Chemical Co., has broken ground on a new manufacturing facility in Dong Nai Province in southern Vietnam for the production of acrylic and styrene-acrylic polymers used in the paint, coatings, construction, packaging, home and personal care industries. The new plant, scheduled to go on-stream in September 2011, will be shared by three Dow Advanced Materials businesses: Dow Coating Materials, Dow Building & Construction and Dow Adhesives & Functional Polymers.