What is a Chemical Company?
Dow (Dow) is a diversified chemical company that uses the power of science, technology and the "human element" to continuously improve the basic elements that promote human progress.
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- company name
- Dow Chemical
- Foreign name
- dow
- Official website
- http://www.dow.com/
- Dow (Dow) is a diversified chemical company that uses the power of science, technology and the "human element" to continuously improve the basic elements that promote human progress.
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- About Dow Chemical Greater China
- Dow is a diversified chemical company that uses the power of science, technology, and "human elements" to continuously improve the basic elements that promote human progress. The company applies sustainability principles to chemistry and innovation, and is committed to solving many challenges in today's world, such as meeting the demand for clean water, improving energy efficiency, achieving renewable energy production, and increasing crop output. With its leading specialty chemistry, high-tech materials, agricultural science and plastics business, Dow offers a wide range of products and services to customers in 160 countries and regions around the world, including electronics, water treatment, energy, coatings and agriculture. High-growth market. In 2009, Dow had annual sales of 45 billion U.S. dollars, employs 52,000 people worldwide, operates 214 production sites in 37 countries, and has more than 5,000 products. As early as the 1930s, Dow had already started operations in mainland China and has invested $ 900 million in China so far. Dow's sales in Greater China in 2009 were $ 3.7 billion. Dow has a total of five business centers and 20 production bases in the Greater China region, with approximately 3,900 employees. In terms of sales, China has become the second largest market for Dow.
- Focusing on long-term development in China, Dow continuously improves local production and R & D capabilities, cultivates global talents, and is committed to building regional operations into one of Dow's global business centers. At present, Dow has set up a world-scale production plant of latex, epoxy products and polystyrene in Zhangjiagang City, Jiangsu Province; a new propylene oxide alkyl ether ether production plant was also put into operation in June 2009. In March 2009, the Dow Epoxy Products Business Unit established the first production plant in Wuhan to meet the growing demand for composite materials, wind energy and infrastructure.
- In cooperation with Shenhua Group, China's largest coal company, Dow plans to establish a joint venture to build and operate a world-class integrated coal chemical project in Yulin, Shaanxi Province. At present, both parties are actively preparing supporting documents for the project in various aspects and submitting them to relevant national authorities for approval.
- The Dow Center in Shanghai Zhangjiang Hi-Tech Park was commissioned in June 2009. It is Dow's business and innovation center in the Asia-Pacific region, as well as Dow's largest integrated R & D center, bringing together R & D expertise and market-oriented application development capabilities. 500 top scientists and engineers work together in more than 80 comprehensive laboratories, allowing us to establish a presence in the local market and meet customer needs.
- Dow is the exclusive sponsor of the Chemical and Materials Science category of the US Pavilion at Expo 2010 Shanghai. Dow will provide all-round support for this Expo, including providing environmentally friendly products and solutions for the U.S. pavilion and other Expo construction projects, displaying cutting-edge technology in the U.S. pavilion, and continuing to provide volunteer services for Expo-related projects.
- As a leader in sustainable development, Dow has been listed on the Dow Jones Sustainability Index nine times and has a worldwide reputation. Dow also insists on advocating sustainable development in China and has adopted a series of positive measures, including maintaining first-class environmental, health and safety performance, providing innovative environmentally friendly products, and creating opportunities for cooperation that change the face of the industry, etc. Higher standards.
- As the core production base of Dow in China, the Dow Zhangjiagang factory has always implemented the concept of sustainable development. In recognition of the outstanding performance of the factory in promoting safety and cleaner production, the Ministry of Environmental Protection of China awarded it the honorary title of "National Environmental Friendly Enterprise" in 2006.
- In September 2008, Dow joined hands with the Chinese Ministry of Environmental Protection and the United Nations Environment Programme to begin a two-year project to jointly promote chemical safety and emergency preparedness in China's chemical industry. In 2006, Dow cooperated with the State Administration of Work Safety to launch a three-year demonstration project on the management of hazardous chemicals safety management. Dow also launched a four-year clean production demonstration project in cooperation with the Chinese Ministry of Environmental Protection in 2005. Both projects have achieved significant economic and environmental benefits. In addition, Dow is working with the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and the National Development and Reform Commission's Energy Research Institute to help Chinese SMEs improve energy efficiency. The project will work with the central and provincial governments to formulate policies to promote enterprises to achieve energy conservation goals.
- In China, Dow is committed to fulfilling its corporate citizenship. So far, Dow has donated 13 Hope Engineering Schools through the China Youth Development Foundation. After the Wenchuan earthquake in 2008, Dow was one of the first companies to respond within 24 hours, and donated cash and supplies worth about 10 million yuan to the disaster area. In order to let young people understand the significance of sustainable development for the urban economy, Dow and Junior Achievement launched the "Our City" curriculum to introduce the concept of sustainable development into elementary school classrooms. In addition, Dow also cooperates with the New York-based Environmental Defense Fund and has received strong support from the Shaanxi Provincial Department of Agriculture. Since 2008, it has established an "agricultural greenhouse gas reduction" project in Shaanxi Province. Local farmers introduced environmentally-friendly rural land management measures and biogas use technologies to jointly address the challenges of climate change.
- In 2009, Dow won many awards for its outstanding performance in people-oriented corporate culture and fulfilling corporate social responsibility, including the "China's Best Employer" award hosted by the International Enterprise Research Foundation; "China's Corporate Social Responsibility List for Outstanding Contribution Award"; "China's Best Corporate Citizenship Award" by "21st Century Business Herald"; "Best Technology Business Application Award" by China Business Daily; and "Top Ten Energy-Saving and Emission Reduction Marking Enterprises" initiated by Xinhuanet.