Polyethylene from Sugar Cane

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Polyethylene from Sugar Cane
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Dow Plastics Commitments to Mercosul
1995 1996 Dow Purchased Pólo Petroquímico in
Bahia Blanca, Argentina 1996 1999 Capacity
was doubled to take care of our Latin American
Customers, including Brazil 2000 Dow launches
the first DOWLEX plant in Latin America 2000
2006 Tripled production capacity
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Dow and Crystalsev Polyethylene from Sugarcane
MOU Structures a Joint Venture between Dow and
Crystalsev. The first fully integrated
world-scale Alcohol to Chemicals facility of its
kind 350,000 tons/yr of DOWLEX
Polyethylene Start of Construction 2008 Start of
Operations 2011 Sustainable Chemistry Commitment
to the Brazilian polyethylene market Generating
3,200 direct jobs
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Polyethylene from Sugarcane
Dehydration
Polymerization
Ethanol
Ethylene
770 million pounds/year
Energy from bagasse
Vinasse
Self-sufficient energy
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Polyethylene from Cane Sugarcane to Ethanol
Ethanol
Energy from bagasse
Vinasse
Self-sufficient energy
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Polyethylene from Sugarcane Ethanol to Ethylene
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Polyethylene from Cane Ethylene to DOWLEX
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Polyethylene from Sugarcane - DOWLEX Applications
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Dow and Crystalsev Polyethylene from Sugarcane
MOU Structures a Joint Venture between Dow and
Crystalsev. The first fully integrated
world-scale Alcohol to Chemicals facility of its
kind 350,000 tons/yr of DOWLEX
Polyethylene Start of Construction 2008 Start of
Operations 2011 Sustainable Chemistry Commitment
to the Brazilian polyethylene market Generating
3,200 direct employees