SCG-Dow to plan and build speciality elastomers Plant in Thailand

Midland, Michigan -- SCG-Dow Group, a joint venture between The Dow Chemical Company (Dow) and Siam Cement Public Company Limited (SCG), has said it is in the final stages of planning and building a speciality elastomers unit at the joint venture's Map Ta Phut site in Thailand.

Cholanat Yanaranop, president of SCG Chemicals Company Limited said, "The new plastomers and elastomers plant is expected to receive feedstock from our second joint-venture olefin plant in Map Ta Phut (commercial start-up in mid 2010) and will bring speciality products into our product portfolio, in line with our medium-term strategy."

George Biltz, business group president for Dow's specialty plastics and elastomers business unit said the new unit will make, "some of the most technologically advanced plastomers and elastomers in the world, including Affinity polyolefin plastomers and Engage polyolefin elastomers. This investment is consistent with Dow's strategy to invest in our downstream performance businesses and drive growth in Asia Pacific.”