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Dow is working with growers and food processors to help meet the world’s demand for food.

Dow AgroSciences is a top-tier agricultural company that provides innovative technologies for crop protection, pest and vegetation management, seeds, traits, and agricultural biotechnology to serve the world's growing population.

And Dow provides a broad range of functional food ingredients, food oils, food packaging, processing aids that help food processors satisfy new consumer demands for healthier and convenient food choices. Derived from cellulose, a natural, renewable ingredient, Dow’s FORTEFIBER™ helps maintain healthy levels of glucose and cholesterol to support a healthy life. Dow also provides plastic film for baling crops for silage, which enables farmers to produce higher quality fodder for feeding their livestock.

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Crop Protection

Calcium Chloride
Europe
North America

Dow Calcium Chloride products are used as a plant nutrient in pre-harvest treatments of crop foliage, fruits and vegetables. Solutions made from Dow Calcium Chloride are used in tractor and other heavy equipment tires to provide ballast, improve traction and reduce wear and tear on tires and farm machinery.

Chlorinated Organics
North America

Dow Chlorinated Organics are used as solvents in the manufacture of various agricultural chemicals to aid processing and synthesis.

Fungicides

Disease management solutions for crop, turf, and ornamental protection.

Herbicides

Weed control solutions for crops, forestries, pastures, rights-of-way, and turf and ornamentals.

Integrated Vegetation Management

Providing the latest, most innovative vegetation management solutions for weed and brush control.

Insecticides

Insect control solutions for crop, turf and ornamental, and structural protection.

Nitromethane NM™

Chemical intermediate used for the production of soil fumigants such as Chloropicrin.

Range and Pasture Products

Weed control solutions for range and pasture.

Soil Fumigants

Disease and nematode control solutions from crop and turf protection.

Food Additives

CARBOWAX™ Polyethylene Glycols (PEGs) and Methoxypolyethylene Glycols (MPEGs)

Produced to meet the requirements of the Food Chemicals Codex monograph and are FDA compliant for a variety of food related applications. CARBOWAX™ and CARBOWAX SENTRY™ Polyethylene Glycols (PEGs) and Methoxypolyethylene Glycols (MPEGs) are manufactured under the supervision of the Kashruth Division of the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America and are certified as kosher and pareve.

Clear+Stable Carboxymethyl Cellulose

High purity cellulose fiber that provides stability and clarity in highly acidic food and beverage applications.

FORTEFIBER™ Soluble Dietary Fiber

Soluble dietary fiber that provides health benefits to help maintain healthy glucose, cholesterol and insulin levels.

Haltermann Products

Haltermann propanol, pentanol, alcohols and derivatives thereof are important building blocks in the formulation or synthesis of flavours and fragrances.

METHOCEL™ Food Gums

METHOCEL™ food gums help enhance the structure and texture of foods and beverages processing, cooking, shipping, storage, repeated freeze/thaw cycles, and final preparation for serving. They can be used in beverages, baked goods, sauces, desserts, salad dressings and much more. METHOCEL emulsion technology can also be used to reduce trans and saturated fats in foods.

Polyglycols

Food additive for sugar processing, vegetable washing and fermentation (for yeast, citric acid, vitamin, alcohol, penicillin, mono-sodium glutamate); products include CARBOWAX™ SENTRY™ Polyethylene Glycols (PEGs) and Methoxypolyethylene Glycols (MPEGs), UCON™ Fluids and Lubricants, DOW Polypropylene Glycols and EO/PO Copolymers.

Polypropylene Glycols and Copolymers

Polypropylene glycols are approved for a variety of food additive uses, both direct and indirect. They are typically used in fermentation foam control, as a defoamer in direct, indirect, and secondary food additives, and in a variety of food processing applications. Certain polypropylene glycols are also Kosher certified.

VERSENE™ Chelating Agents

VERSENE™ Chelating Agents are useful in many food and beverage applications, such as dressings, emulsified fats and oils, canned vegetables, canned seafood and pickled products.

Food Packaging

AMPLIFY™ Functional Polymers

The family of AMPLIFY™ Functional Polymers is used primarily in adhesive applications for sealants, peelable seals, and tie-layers in food packaging. Films offer low-barrier “breathability,” as well as flexibility and abuse resistance. Packaging applications include beverage, dairy and cheese, meat and poultry, and snack and confection; also for wrap and tubing for commercial packaging.

Epoxy

Epoxy resins are used as coatings in metal cans/packaging to keep metal ions from entering food and beverages, preserving the taste and shelf life of the products.

HYPOD™ Polyolefin Dispersions

PRIMACOR™ copolymers

PRIMACOR™ Copolymers are easy to process ethylene acrylic acid resins and offer terrific adhesion to various substrates. Together with excellent toughness and flexibility, they can be used for a wide array of packaging applications, such as flexible packaging pouches and aluminum-based toothpaste tubes.

UCAR™ Solution Vinyl Resins

UCAR™ Solution Vinyl Resins have been safely used in direct food packaging for decades, are FDA approved and meet EU regulations for direct food contact. These resins offer excellent low taint properties and are high purity with no low molecular weight monomers, additives or surfactants to migrate into a product and affect its taste and odor. Applications include coatings for food and beverage cans/lids, heat seal lacquers for aluminum lidding stock for blister packs and food packaging, and gravure printing inks for retortable pouches.

SARAN™ Resins

SARAN™ Resins - Coextruded made with SARAN PVDC Resins and innovative multi-layer cast and blown film technology from Dow provide clear, barrier film packaging with a combination of excellent moisture, oxygen, flavor and aroma barriers regardless of temperature or humidity. Films made using SARAN Resins are widely used in food packaging for processed meats and cheeses, case-ready meats, sausage chubs and retort pouches (they can be used as a clear barrier film for retort applications with no barrier degradation after retort). SARAN products can be used in lamination processes for dry food packaging such as cereals; cookies, crackers and snack foods; coffee; rice; and pastas.

SARANEX™ Barrier Films

SARANEX™ Barrier Films are multilayer coextruded films made with a core of SARAN™ Resin laminated to polyolefin skins. They have excellent moisture barrier resistance and good clarity for use in agricultural mulch film applications.

VERSIFY™ Plastomers and Elastomers

The unique molecular architecture of VERSIFY™ plastomers and elastomers provides films, fibers, and molded parts with an outstanding combination of excellent optics, sealing and hot tack performance, plus elasticity, flexibility, softness and compatibility in blends. VERSIFY is ideal for Food & Specialty Packaging applications, including: Bakery Films, Display Packaging, Dry Foods, Extrusion Board Coating, Fresh Produce Packaging, Frozen Foods, Industrial, Liquid & Semi Solid Foods, Meat & Cheese Packaging.

Food Packaging - Raw Materials

Ethylene Glycols (EG)

Ethylene Glycol (EG) is used as a chemical intermediate to produce raw materials for beverage bottles and containers, and other consumer goods packaging.

Ethylene Oxide (EO)
MEGlobal

Derivatives of Ethylene Oxide (EO) are used as a chemical intermediate to produce raw materials for beverage bottles and containers, and other consumer goods packaging.

Oxygenated Solvents

DOWANOL™ PM, DPM, Butyl CELLOSOLVE™ and Butyl CARBITOL™ are commonly used as inert ingredients in agricultural pesticides. Dow Oxygenated Solvents offer a broad range of properties, including: high solvency, increased stabilization, controlled evaporation and aid in the emulsifing of non-water soluble active ingredients.

HYPOD™ Polyolefin Dispersions

HYPOD™ polyolefin dispersions put high molecular weight polyolefins into a water-based dispersion to enable customers to create differentiated products or structures, eliminate solvent-related issues and/or lower systems costs. HYPOD Polyolefin Dispersions can be used in food packaging and are particularly suitable for pet food bags, pizza boxes and sandwich wrappers.

Vinyl Acetate Monomer (VAM)
North America

Vinyl Acetate Monomer (VAM) is used as a starting material in the manufacture of films for food packaging to retain freshness and reduce odor transfer. It's also a common ingredient in the production of polyvinyl acetate chewing gum base, which keeps gum soft and chewable.

Food Processing

DOWTHERM™ Heat Transfer Fluids

DOWTHERM™, DOWFROST™ and DOWCAL™ Inhibited Glycol-based Heat Transfer Fluids are used to chill or freeze food and beverage products during processing according to U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) guidelines.

Food Grade Calcium Chloride
North America

Post-harvest, vegetables are treated with Food Grade Calcium Chloride products from Dow to maintain firmness, enhance their texture and flavor and prevent spoilage and diseases. In addition, these products are used to enhance the flavor and texture of foods, such as cheese and canned fruits and vegetables. Poultry processing and commercial fishing operations use Dow Calcium Chloride solutions as a secondary refrigerant or immersion freezing fluid.

FILMTEC™ membranes

FILMTEC™ reverse osmosis and nanofiltration membranes can be used for a variety of food applications, including whey desalting, lactose concentration, maple sap concentration, and purification of water used in beverage manufacturing.

Propylene Glycols

Modifies Carbohydrates (starches); PG USP/EP is used as a humectant and stabilizer, solvent in flavor solutions, for extractions and food additives, and in heat transfer fluids for food and beverage chilling/freezing applications. Dow's global PG and derivatives offering includes: Propylene Glycol Industrial Grade (PGI); Propylene Glycol USP/EP Grade (PG USP/EP); Dipropylene Glycol Regular Grade (DPG); Dipropylene Glycol LO+ Grade (DPG LO+); Tripropylene Glycol Regular Grade (TPG) and Tripropylene Glycol Acrylate Grade (TPG Ac).

Propylene Oxide

Propylene Oxide is a versatile chemical intermediate used in polyether polyols, propylene glycols and propylene glycol ethers. Propylene Glycol Alginates are made from the reaction of propylene oxide with sea weed (sea kelp), which contain alginic acid, are used in a wide range of applications, such as food grade thickeners, emulsifiers, stabilizers for acid food products and foam stabilizers in beer.

UCON™ Fluids and Lubricants

UCON™ Fluids and Lubricants include food-grade synthetic lubricants suitable for use with equipment used in food and beverage processing operations.

Ingredients for Formulations

CARBOWAX™ Polyethylene Glycols (PEGs) and Methoxypolyethylene Glycols (MPEGs)

Solubilizers and inert ingredients for insect and pest solutions; also useful for antidusting applications and increases seed germination.

CELLOSIZE™ Hydroxyethyl Cellulose

Formulating ingredient that helps bind toxicant to foliage, reducing drift and permitting more efficient spray.

OPTIM™ Glycerine

The consistent high quality, purity, clarity, sweet taste and low odor of OPTIM™ Glycerine can make your products smoother, richer, moister and fresher. Products include 99.7% USP; 99.5% USP/EP; 96% USP.

Oxygenated Solvents

POLYOX™ Water-Soluble Resins

Used for seed coatings, seed tape, drift control and water-soluble packaging.

Propylene Glycols

Preservative and stabilizer in semi-moist pet food (with the exception of cat food); other applications include humectant for moist feeds, dust control agent for dry feed ingredients and wetting agent for molasses.

Product offering includes: Propylene Glycol Industrial Grade (PGI); Propylene Glycol USP/EP Grade (PG USP/EP); Dipropylene Glycol Regular Grade (DPG); Dipropylene Glycol LO+ Grade (DPG LO+); Tripropylene Glycol Regular Grade (TPG) and Tripropylene Glycol Acrylate Grade (TPG Ac).

Propylene Oxide

Propylene Oxide Propylene glycols are used in a wide variety of end-use applications.

Surfactants

Dow surfactants are used as agricultural adjuvants.

Vinyl Acetate Monomer (VAM)
North America

Plant Genetics & Biotechnology

Animal Health

Dow AgroSciences is revolutionizing the animal health field with plant-made solutions to animal health and food safety problems.

Seeds

A full line of top-performing seeds for crop production and crop protection.

Traits

A full line of top-performing biotechnology trait solutions for enhanced animal nutrition.

Urban Pest Management

DOWICIL™ 150

Broad spectrum bactericide used to preserve lawn care and weed management products.

Nitromethane NM™

Chemical intermediate used for the production of soil fumigants such as Chloropicrin.

Structural Fumigants

Insect control solutions for structural protection against drywood termites and other wood destroying insects.

Structural Termite Control

Insect control solutions for structural protection against subterranean termites.

Turf and Ornamental Products

Weed, insect and disease control solutions for professionals in the lawn and landscape, nursery and golf course industries.

Water Treatment Systems

FILMTEC™ Reverse Osmosis Membranes

FILMTEC™ reverse osmosis (RO) and nanofiltration (NF) elements are solutions for industrial, municipal, commercial and consumer water applications. These elements offer high rejection of dissolved solids and organics and operate very efficiently at lower pressures. FILMTEC elements also provide excellent structural stability and are more productive than other elements.