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Dow Thailand Group
Dow Thailand Group
Dow's largest manufacturing
base in the Asia Pacific
Dow is the world’s leading materials Our focused portfolios:
science company with an ambition to 1. Performance materials & coating
become the most innovative, customer 2. Industrial intermediates & infrastructures
centric, inclusive and sustainable. 3. Packaging & specialty plastics
Dow’s portfolio of plastics, industrial Key markets and applications:
intermediates, coatings and silicones • Packaging industry
businesses delivers a broad range of • Building & infrastructure industry
differentiated science-based products and • Mobility industry
solutions for the customers in high-growth • Consumer cares industry
market segments, such as packaging, • Electrical appliances industry
infrastructure, mobility and consumer care. • Electronics industry
• Paints & coatings industry
Dow was founded in 1897 by Herbert • Adhesives & sealants industry
Henry Dow, one of the world’s leading
chemists and inventors, to produce chemical Location of operations
and materials that help improve people’s Currently, Dow Thailand Group has 13 manufacturing
quality of life. As of now, Dow operates 106 plants and is the largest manufacturing base of Dow in the
manufacturing sites in 31 countries and Asia Pacific. The sites are located in Map Ta Phut Industrial
employs approximately 35,700 people. Estate, Asia Industrial Estate and WHA Eastern Industrial
Estate (Map Ta Phut) in Rayong province.
Dow has started its business in
Thailand since 1967, then expanded through Products manufactured in Thailand
a joint venture with SCG in 1987. At present, Dow Thailand manufactures Polyethylene,
Dow Thailand Group consists of Dow’s Polystyrene, Elastomers, Polyurethanes, Binders, and
wholly-owned subsidiaries and SCG-DOW Styrene-Butadiene latex. There are also some products
joint ventures. In addition, there is also a imported from other countries such as solvents,
Solvay and Dow joint venture in Thailand. construction chemicals, silicones and specialty plastics.
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