Dow announces additional capacity at Tarragona, Spain facility

8 February 2011 – MIDLAND, MICH. – Dow Polyglycols, Surfactants & Fluids, a business unit of The Dow Chemical Company, announced today that it has secured additional capacity at its Tarragona, Spain facility. The additional capacity will be used to enable growth in nonionic surfactant and synthetic lubricant markets.

John Davidson, Global Asset Leader commented, “We are pleased to announce today that we have successfully completed a capacity growth project. The success of this project will allow for our growth plans to continue at full speed, in the knowledge that we will have sufficient reactor hours to support our customers.”

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