BANGKOK - September 28, 2017 - Dow Thailand Group received the Eco Factory Awards at Eco Innovation Forum 2017, an annual academic seminar hosted by The Industrial Environmental Institute, The Federation of Thai Industries, and The Industrial Estate Authority of Thailand. The awards were presented by Dr. Somchai Harnhiran, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Industry, to three of Dow Thailand Group’s plants – Synthetic Latex Emulsion Plant (Carbide Chemical (Thailand) Limited), Acrylic Emulsion Plant and Poly-Acrylic Acid Plant (Rohm and Hass Chemical (Thailand) Limited) at BITEC Bangna. So far all 14 plants of Dow Thailand Group have been already granted the Eco Factory Certificates since 2015.
The Eco Factory Award is granted to plants that display a strong commitment to responsible operations for sustainable development in 5 aspects (physical, economic, social, environmental and administration) with the focus on Eco-Symbiosis and the continuous development and improvement of manufacturing process and environmental management on the basis of social responsibility within and outside the organization throughout the whole supply chain.
About Dow Thailand Group
Consisting of Companies of Dow Chemical Thailand and the SCG-Dow Group, Dow Thailand Group, the leading science group of companies in Thailand, is the largest manufacturing base of Dow Chemical in the Asia-Pacific region and a leading importer of chemical products for diverse industries in Thailand, including those for agriculture and household pesticides. The group is committed to developing science-driven innovations
About Dow
Dow (NYSE: DOW) combines the power of science and technology to passionately innovate what is essential to human progress. The Company is driving innovations that extract value from material, polymer, chemical and biological science to help address many of the world's most challenging problems, such as the need for fresh food, safer and more sustainable transportation, clean water, energy efficiency, more durable infrastructure, and increasing agricultural productivity. Dow's integrated, market-driven portfolio delivers a broad range of technology-based products and solutions to customers in 175 countries and in high-growth sectors such as packaging, infrastructure, transportation, consumer care, electronics, and agriculture. In 2016, Dow had annual sales of $48 billion and employed approximately 56,000 people worldwide. The Company's more than 7,000 product families are manufactured at 189 sites in 34 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.