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World-leading operations

performance

World-leading operations performance

Dow maintains world-leading operations the ponds. It enhances crew safety, saves energy
performance in sustainable use of natural and decreases working hours. With AI, the main-
resources, environment, health and safety. tenance crews can collect the data needed for
effective protection measures. Within one year of
implementing AI in 2019, Dow has decreased risk
area working time by 9,400 hours.
World-leading operations

performance

Back in 1995, Dow revealed EH&S (environ-
Implementing AI in work mental, health and safety) goals for all of its
safety facilities worldwide. $1 billion was invested in

sourcing technology and innovations to increase
Dow has spent $400,000 or 12.5 million
baht in developing AI to improve work safety energy efficiency, water saving, waste elimination
and efficiency, For example, an AI that can move and recycling. Later Dow set its 2025 Sustainable
vertically with magnetic wheels and tracked goals. It is committed to maintaining its
wheels. The unit is equipped with lights and a world-leading operations performance, in natural
camera to survey and record site analysis and resource efficiency, environment, health and
maintenance. A submergible robot helps the safety, which is good for our communities, and
maintenance crews examine underwater sites an important step toward creating a more
and ponds, and also inspect water cooling pond sustainable society and world.
leakage in large scale facilities without draining

Highlights of Thailand operations performance in 2019

Volume of water per ton production Volume of waste water per ton production
5 1
4 0.8
3.49 3.48 3.44 0.71
3.19 3.38 0.65 0.64 0.65 0.61
3 0.6
2 0.4
1 0.2

0 0
Cubic meter/ 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Cubic meter/ 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
one ton production one ton production
Waste disposal 60% Decrease in greenhouse gas
Recycled 2015 2016 2017 23,578,140
2018
2018
24% 24% 25,098,012 25,098,012
Combustion 11,190,355 11,190,355 11,190,355
60% 7,727,483 7,727,483 7,727,483 7,727,483
16% 15,516,897 15,516,897 15,516,897 15,516,897 15,516,897
16% Energy recovered 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
0% In 2019 greenhouse gas emitted from production
and transportation decreased
Landfill by more than 83 million Kg CO2e
Recorded injuries or work-related sickness = 0

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