Dow Thailand celebrates its 50th anniversary and its 30th anniversary of SCG-DOW Group Partnership

Bangkok - November 30, 2017 - Dow Thailand celebrated the 50th anniversary of its footprint in Thailand and the 30th anniversary of SCG-Dow Group at the Athenee Hotel in Bangkok. At the event, (4th from left) Andrew Liveris, Chairman and CEO, The Dow Chemical Company together with (6th from left) Roongrote Rangsiyopash, President and CEO of SCG and a joint venture partner of SCG-Dow Group, welcomed (5th from left) His Excellency Glyn T. Davies, US Ambassador to Thailand.

Dow 50th Anniversary
In this photo (from left to right):

  1. Mr. Chatchai Luanpolcharoenchai, President of Dow Thailand and Managing Director of SCG-Dow Group
  2. Mr. Jim McIlvenny, President, Dow Asia Pacific
  3. Dr. Atchaka Sibunruang, Former Minister of Science and Technology
  4. Mr. Andrew Liveris, Chairman and CEO, The Dow Chemical Company
  5. His Excellency Glyn T. Davies, U.S. Ambassador to the Kingdom of Thailand
  6. Mr. Roongrote Rangsiyopash, President and CEO, SCG
  7. Mr. Cholanat Yanaranop, Executive Vice President of SCG and President of SCG Chemicals

The event was also joined by more than 400 distinguished guests from public and private sectors, including representatives of government agencies, associations, bankers and customers.

The golden jubilee celebration marked the successful operation of Dow Thailand for five decades. Since its establishment in 1967, Dow Thailand has become the largest production base of Dow in Asia Pacific.

Dow Thailand has taken immense pride in driving national development through contributing to economic growth, addressing needs of the industrial sector, forging sophisticated innovative products, evolving futuristic technologies, improving Thais’ quality of life, and stewardship of the Thai and global ecology for all sectors to grow together sustainably.

About Dow Thailand Group

Consisting of Companies of Dow Chemical Thailand and the SCG-Dow Group, Dow Thailand, 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 and strives to form effective collaboration and networks to bring about sustainability for its business as well as society. More information about Dow Thailand can be found at www.dow.com/thailand

About Dow

The Dow Chemical Company (Dow) combines science and technology knowledge to develop premier materials science solutions that are essential to human progress. Dow has one of the strongest and broadest toolkits in the industry, with robust technology, asset integration, scale and competitive capabilities that enable it to address complex global issues. Dow’s market-driven, industry-leading portfolio of advanced materials, industrial intermediates, and plastics businesses deliver a broad range of differentiated technology-based products and solutions for customers in high-growth markets such as packaging, infrastructure, and consumer care. Dow is a subsidiary of DowDuPont (NYSE: DWDP), a holding company comprised of Dow and DuPont with the intent to form three strong, independent, publicly traded companies in agriculture, materials science and specialty sectors. More information can be found at www.dow.com.

For further information, please contact:

Thorsaeng Chuangchote /
Napassorn Noi-Am
FleishmanHillard
Tel: 02-207-2489
Email: thorsaeng.chuangchote@fleishman.com
Email: napassorn.noi-am@fleishman.com

Suttipong Krotintakom
Dow Thailand Group
Tel. 038-673315
Email: skrotintakom@dow.com