Dow showcases next generation innovations at Interlakokraska-2019

Moscow Expocentre, March 4-7 2019, stand: FF085 Hall: Forum

MOSCOW - March 4, 2019 - Dow is using the platform of this year’s Interlakokraska to highlight its latest advances, with a focus on ranging from durable pure acrylic technology to create more sustainable end-use products that are faster and easier to use, resist stains, enhance air quality, offer longer-lasting protection, and use fewer natural resources to the development of sensitizer labelling free solutions, to forging more sustainable products through innovations such as EVOQUE™ Pigment Encapsulation Technology and FASTRACK™ Technology for road marking to drive down the carbon footprint.

Interlakokraska - the largest coatings industry event in Russia and the CIS countries – is set to welcome more than 10,000 visitors from around 45 countries. Dow is ensuring it will attract its fair share of delegates by joining forces at the show with major distributor Interdisp which supplies quality raw materials to the paints and varnishing industries.

Dow leads innovation in technologies that help advance the performance of paints and coatings. Its water-based acrylic emulsion technology revolutionized the global paint industry, and today it offers a broad portfolio of binders, dispersants, rheology modifiers, surfactants and silicones for a wide variety of end markets.

The Company will be using this year’s Interlakokraska to reach out to customers interested in the environmental and performance advantages of water-borne, pure acrylic technology for architectural applications, as well as the latest coatings technologies for wood and other industrial segments.

Solutions on show at Interlakokraska 2019 include:

• Latest developments in FASTRACK™ water-borne binders for road-markings, which are enabling highways authorities around the world to move away from traditional high VOC, solvent-borne solutions.
• Meeting the demands of low VOC high performance emulsions.
  
• Driving performance with Pure Acrylic Technology.
  
• Advancing environmental responsibility by driving raw material efficiency with EVOQUE™ Technology.
  
• Improving paint functionality and indoor air quality with FORMASHIELD™ Technology.
  
• Driving efficiency with Additives for broad application spaces.
  

“We really appreciate the opportunity Interlakokraska offers to connect with ambitious, forward-thinking paint and coatings producers in this exciting geography,” said Yury Semenov, sales manager Greater Russia for Dow Coating Materials.

“We are very proud that we are able to offer the Russian and CIS market state-of-the-art, high quality binders for coatings production from our production facility here in Ramenskoye,” he continued. “It’s this local manufacturing - combined with global technical expertise and international supply chain capabilities - that gives us a great platform for growth alongside our customers!”

About Dow Coating Materials

Dow Coating Materials leads innovation in technologies that help advance the performance of paints and coatings. Our water-based acrylic emulsion technology revolutionized the global paint industry, and was named a historic chemical landmark by the American Chemistry Association. We offer a broad portfolio of binders, dispersants, rheology modifiers and surfactants for a wide variety of end markets. Highly experienced, full-service technical teams support our products, and we continue to strengthen our global supply chain through manufacturing excellence and reliable supply.

About Dow in Russia and CIS

Dow in Russia and the CIS, supported by its experience, size and global presence, is passionately committed to further develop close partnership with local companies to strengthen the business, while accelerating the growth of the chemical industry in the region and increasing its competitiveness in an international context. In addition to its representation offices in Moscow (Russia), Kiev (Ukraine) and Astana (Kazakhstan), the Company has two manufacturing facilities in Ramenskoye (Moscow Region) for the production of additives for paints and coatings, and in Vladimir, a joint venture Dow Izolan, state-of-the-art manufacturing plant for the production of polyurethane systems. More information about Dow Russia can be found at www.dow.ru.

About Dow

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.

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