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September 16, 2015 02:00 AM

Dow executive says rubber business continues to grow

Patrick Raleigh
European Rubber Journal
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    NUREMBERG, Germany—Market development in the rubber industry has been very positive this year despite a range of global challenges, according to Karin Katzer, global strategic market manager, Dow Europe GmbH, based in Horgen, Switzerland.

    Katzer specifically referred to markets for parent group Dow Chemical Co.'s Engage polyolefin elastomers and Nordel EPDM rubber materials, mainly supplied to the global automotive industry.

    Reviewing global market conditions, the Dow executive said: “From a growth perspective, we of course see issues in Europe, particularly Russia, and China is a little bit behind expectations.”

    Competition is also increasing, Katzer commenting: “Asian-based suppliers are becoming more established in the market, particularly, in my opinion, in Europe. We see this less in North America.”

    Asked about the company's long-term position in the rubber market, Katzer said “Dow is building capacity and is keeping existing capacity. The elastomers business is a very strategic business for Dow.”

    Dow is building an integrated petrochemicals complex in Jubail Industrial City, Saudi Arabia, as part of a joint venture with Saudi Aramco.

    The $20 billion project will have a capacity of 3,000 kilotons per year, with all 26 manufacturing units expected to be running by 2017. Output will include Dow's Engage polyolefin elastomers.

    Separately, the U.S. group is building a plant to make its Nordel EPDM on the U.S. Gulf coast, which is scheduled to come online in 2016.

    Dow has stated that the shale-advantaged unit, located in Plaquemine, La., will employ a solution process and the company's latest post-metallocene catalyst technology.

    “We are investing big in Sadara with Saudi Aramco. We are also investing in Nordel EPDM with another major elastomer asset in North America,” Katzer said. “For me, this is a clear sign that we are here (to stay), and we want to grow.”

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