| Sustainable Chemistry FILMTEC Membranes Help Quench Tampa Bay Thirst Plastics remain sustainable packaging options Dow technology improves access to quality drinking water Helping corn crops protect themselves Breakthrough technology offers environmentally preferable option in carpet backing Dow product incorporates renewable energy source with building material Dow heat transfer fluids help reduce greenhouse gas emissions Dow uses renewable energy to manufacture carpet latex Revolutionary vaccine technology focused on animal health Dow funds water availability and economic growth in India Innovative foam helps protect drivers New propylene oxide process significantly reduces water use and by-product formation Renewable seed oils used to produce polyurethane foam Sugar cane to be used to make polyethylene in Brazil Design improvements in stretch film conserve petroleum resources High tech epoxy resins to be made from bio-diesel waste Dow reduces shipping sack thickness through breakthrough performance Dow advances sustainable chemistry with renewable propylene glycol Dow finds new uses for waste water in the Netherlands |
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| Processes Energy Efficiency and Conservation Efforts Dow implements an aggressive energy efficiency and conservation effort to manage energy use. Managing Water Resources Dow takes active steps around the globe to reduce its water needs. Waste Reduction Always Pays (WRAP) Dedicated waste reduction plan has led to a reduction of 230,000 tons of waste, 13 million tons of waste water, and 8 trillion BTU’s of energy. U.S. EPA Recognizes Dow for Saving Energy Turning off computer monitors to save energy and money. |
| Sponsorships Clean Mangrove Program Program aimed to protect the existing mangrove area inside the Dow property in Guarujá, Brazil by promoting the awareness communities and minimizing the impact of urban occupation without harming this ecosystem. Dow Building Solutions Reinforces Support for Solutions-Based Approach to Climate Challenge Dow Building Solutions lends its support to co-operative dialogue to address climate change. Partners for Science Hands-on learning program enthuses Canadian students about science. THERMAX Helps Use the Sun for Cooking Dow donated enough of its THERMAX* insulating foam to the Solar Oven Society to build 6,000 solar ovens in developing countries. Treated Water Sustains a Better Life Using FILMTEC™ villagers of Poleiros, Brazil purify brackish well water making it fit to drink and to irrigate crops. |
| Alliances Promoting Green Power Dow joined The World Resources Institute's Green Power Market Development Group to create markets for renewable energy. |

