The Dow Chemical Company (NYSE: DOW), a world leader in specialty elastomer technologies for automotive thermoplastic polyolefin (TPO) compounds, will showcase its technical knowledge and leadership at the 14th Annual TPO Automotive Engineered Polyolefins Conference September 30-October 3, 2012 in Troy, Michigan. Attendees can visit Dow at booth 7.
Dow’s specialty TPO elastomeric solutions for automobiles encompass the entire vehicle, from under-the-hood to interior and exterior applications. Elastomers are added to polypropylene-based compounds to improve ductility and impact toughness for a variety of automotive parts including bumpers, instrument panels and airbag covers.
Elastomers offer multiple end-use benefits for automotive TPOs including impact efficiency, lightweighting capability and reduced damage during impact. Dow continues to invest in technology to bring new solutions to the automotive marketplace.
“Dow is an innovative leader in thermoplastic polyolefins. We focus on specialized solutions that allow our customers to deliver differentiated products for this highly competitive industry,” said Veronica Perez, global strategic market manager for Transportation, Dow Elastomers. “We offer a broad product portfolio that allows us to meet the diverse requirements of the industry. Our goal is to meet and exceed customer needs for applications that require stiffness, toughness, design flexibility and lightweighting. The Elastomers team is introducing new technologies – like ENGAGE™ XLT – and helping to qualify new materials to meet specific application needs for the transportation market.”
In addition to exhibiting in the product showcase, Dow technologists will present two technical papers that offer insight on how automakers can incorporate elastomeric solutions into the design and functionality of their products.
• Tuesday, October 2, 2:30 pm, Salon D, The Role of TPO Compounds in Meeting Global Energy Demands – Jim Hemphill, Technical Service and Development, Dow Elastomers
o Will highlight Dow’s efforts in developing TPO compounds that enhance impact efficiency and part toughness, thus opening the door to higher performing, lighter weight parts.
• Tuesday, October 2, 3:45 pm, Dennison Room, Rubber Toughened Polypropylene Compounds: A Materials Science Perspective – Kim Walton, Research and Development, Dow Elastomers
o Will discuss how rigid polymers, such as polypropylene, can be toughened to meet high impact strength requirements for the automotive market.
Dow has a proven track record of delivering high-performing elastomeric products to global markets. With world-scale plants on three continents and seven total production chains, Dow’s global footprint means that its products benefit a wide range of new market spaces, extending durability, toughness, haptics and sustainability to the worldwide elastomers industry. To learn more about Dow’s product offering, please visit www.dowelastomers.com.
About Dow
Dow (NYSE: DOW) combines the power of science and technology to passionately innovate what is essential to human progress. The Company connects chemistry and innovation with the principles of sustainability to help address many of the world’s most challenging problems such as the need for clean water, renewable energy generation and conservation, and increasing agricultural productivity. Dow’s diversified industry-leading portfolio of specialty chemical, advanced materials, agrosciences and plastics businesses delivers a broad range of technology-based products and solutions to customers in approximately 160 countries and in high growth sectors such as electronics, water, energy, coatings and agriculture. In 2011, Dow had annual sales of $60 billion and employed approximately 52,000 people worldwide. The Company’s more than 5,000 products are manufactured at 197 sites in 36 countries across the globe. References to “Dow” or the “Company” mean The Dow Chemical Company and its consolidated subsidiaries unless otherwise expressly noted. More information about Dow can be found at www.dow.com
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