DURBAN, South Africa—Dow Chemical Co. opened its first systems house south of the Sahara desert and is expanding its presence in the region.
It is designed to help Dow respond to the specific needs of African customers and will act as the “hub to provide the sub-Saharan region with tailor-made polyurethane systems,” said Jonathan Penrice, global vice president for polyurethanes at Dow.
Dow Polyurethanes says it is also growing the size of its sales team.
The move comes ahead of the first product to be produced by Dow's Sadara joint venture in Saudi Arabia which is scheduled to start production of polyols in 2016 and isocyanates in 2017.