Dow Showcases Innovative Crop Defense Solutions at AgroChemEx 2015

Shanghai, China, 28 Oct 2015 - Dow Industrial Solutions, a business unit of The Dow ChemicalCompany (NYSE: DOW), showcases its innovative crop defense solutions for the agrochemical market at AgroChemEx 2015. Dow will also introduce the new pesticide formulations and technology applications aiming to promote China's agrochemical adjuvant industry to efficient,environmental-friendly and sustainable development.

Dow Crop Defense Solutions is the global provider of inert and additive ingredients with expertise for the agrochemical market that enables the success of formulators by effectively understanding and meeting their specific needs with a strict code of confidentiality. Dow is taking the lead to upgrade China’s agrochemical industry by offering a series of functional agrochemical adjuvants to meet Chinese customers’ growing needs for formulated pesticides. It helps customers to differentiate themselves and reduce their environmental footprint. Dow combines its insights of local customer needs with market trend analysis and forecasting to bring innovate and sustainable cutting-edge solutions to the Chinese agrochemical market.

At booth 1C46 during the AgroChemEx 2015 Dow will showcase five core competencies, such as adjuvants, formulants, intermediates, fertilizer additives and crop preservation which enhance the efficiency of pesticide formulation development and pesticide application. Product portfolio on display cover a wide range of agrochemical adjuvant products, including wetting agents,dispersants, emulsifiers, solvents, defoamers, chelating agents, neutralizers, antimicrobial preservatives and other functional products. Leading products are such as TergitolTM W-600,DowfaxTM D-800, DuramaxTM D-305 and DuramaxTM D-518.

“Dow is a formulation partner and solutions provider in the agrochemical adjuvant industry. Based on our stable global supply chain, we are committed to providing a total solution of sustainable agrochemical adjuvant products for our global customers. ” says Lynn Andrews, Market Portfolio Director, Crop Defense, Dow Industrial Solutions. “We are closely watching the agrochemical adjuvant market in China and taking a lead role in promoting its upgrade to a safer and more msustainable business model. Capitalizing on Dow’s research and development capabilities and its comprehensive product portfolio, we will continue to pioneer the development of eco-friendly adjuvants for the pesticide market and contribute to the sustainable development of the entire pesticide formulation industry."

Dow offers a complete line of agrochemical solutions and strong technical support, coupled with the leading High Throughput Research (HTR) platforms for pesticide formulations. In order to meet growing demand brought by high-performance, versatility and sustainability trends in the pesticide formulation market in China, Dow helps its customers to strengthen research and development capabilities and improve pesticide application efficiency.

“As an innovation-driven company, Dow has been investing heavily in HTR platform since 1999 in a bid to improve product development efficiency. In 2012, Dow introduced this innovative platform for to accelerate the development of pesticide formulation. The rapidness, the stability and the efficiency are three key enablers to make Dow to stand out in the market. ” said Jeff Mu, Ph.D,Asia Pacific R&D Associated Director, Dow Industrial Solutions. “In addition to guide pesticide formulation development, HTR platform could customize formulations for our strategic partners.Dow has established one HTR research center in Shanghai among four worldwide, a strong evidence of Dow’s long-term commitment and investment to China and the Asia Pacific market.”

In addition to a wealth of innovative products on display, Dr. Zhong Ling, Technical Service & Development Manager, Dow Industrial Solutions Asia Pacific, will share the development experience during a presentation titled “Adjuvants to Address Challenges in Aqueous Suspensions Formulations” on 29 October in the Hall A of Meeting room 1, B1 floor during the exhibition. At AgroChemEx 2015, Dow Industrial Solutions co-exhibits with Nanjing Golden Chemical Company Limited the distribution partner in China. To request samples or learn more about Dow’s new solutions of agrochemical adjuvants, please contact Dow’s toll-free Customer Information Group number in China: 400 889 0789, or visit www.dowcropdefense.com.

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