18 December 2015
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The Dow Chemical Company (NYSE: DOW)
today announced
its new world-scale propane dehydrogenation unit (PDH)
located at the Company’s Oyster Creek site in Freeport, Texas,
has begun commercial operations.
The start-up of this unit is the most recent milestone
in Dow’s comprehensive plan to further
integrate its U.S. operations with cost-advantaged feedstocks
from increasing supplies of U.S. shale gas and
create long-term, competitive advantage for
Dow’s Performance Materials, Consumer and
Infrastructure Solutions businesses.
Capacity for the new propylene production facility
is 750 KTA, making it
* the largest on demand propylene facility of its kind, and
* the largest and most advanced
Honeywell UOP Oleflex™ unit ever built.
Dow continues to make significant progress on
its world-scale ethylene unit, supporting
infrastructure and the derivative investments
aligned to Dow’s Performance Plastics franchise,
located at Dow sites across the U.S. Gulf Coast.
The completion of the Performance Plastics derivative investments
will be synchronized with the start-up of the new ethylene unit
Dow’s chairman and chief executive officer
“This milestone solidifies our first-mover advantage
by bringing our investments in the U.S. Gulf Coast to fruition,”
“This is another important step in
executing Dow’s global growth strategy,
further increasing our feedstock flexibility
by harnessing the value of integration and positioning
the Company for growth in attractive, fast-growing markets.”
For editorial information:
Rachelle Schikorra
+1 989 638 4090
ryschikorra@dow.com
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