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MIDLAND, Mich. – Aug 19, 2024 – In the 2024 R&D 100 Awards, Dow (NYSE: DOW) led the way in the Mechanical/Materials Category with four winning technologies and one finalist. These award-winning products were commended for helping transform industries with their exceptional properties.

“We are extremely delighted in the fact that Dow has been acknowledged on the R&D 100 list for an unbroken streak of thirteen years. Over this period, the company’s products, people, and technologies have garnered a total of 63 awards – more than any other company,” stated A.N. Sreeram, Senior Vice President of Research & Development and Chief Technology Officer at Dow. “The reason for our success remains our people, who are committed to creating more unique products and solutions for our customers, addressing higher performing demands on our products and technologies while simultaneously being sustainable, and generating value for our shareholders.”

From enhancing power and telecommunication applications to providing water repellency for clothing and promoting recyclability in flooring applications — these innovations highlight Dow’s commitment to superior performance and sustainability.

Dow’s 2024 R&D 100 Award winners:

AXELERON™ 6321 BK Telecom Cable Compound is a black, UV-stabilized HDPE cable jacket material designed for power and telecommunication applications, such as Prysmian’s Sirocco™ Microduct Cables. This innovatively designed jacket is laser printable, has a low coefficient of friction (COF), and extremely low shrinkage to enable extremely high fiber count in smaller diameter cables and increase cable installation efficiency offering excellent toughness, weather resistance, and high-speed extrusion processing.

DOWSIL™ 2080 Resin is ideal for creating powder form silicone modified polyester resin using a solventless process. This innovative resin enhances heat resistance, improves film appearance, and boosts the durability of powder coatings. By using this resin, manufacturers can achieve high-quality, resilient, and visually appealing coatings suitable for various applications.

DOWSIL™ IE-9100 Emulsion is a remarkable product composed of 81% bio-based material. It offers exceptional long-lasting water repellency making it ideal for outdoor and performance clothing. This innovative emulsion ensures that garments remain dry and comfortable even in challenging weather conditions. By incorporating DOWSIL™ IE-9100 Emulsion manufacturers can produce high-performance clothing that caters to customer demands for active lifestyles and sustainability.

PARALOID™ Additives help the upcycling of polyvinyl butyral (PVB) recovered from used car windshields into vinyl flooring and carpet backing applications. Additives regularly used for modifying the properties of PVC (polyvinyl chloride) required significant innovation to enable their incorporation into recycled PVB while providing the needed performance improvements. These products are currently being application tested by customers.

Dow’s 2024 R&D 100 Award finalist:

DIRTSHIELD™ 17 Emulsion is a sustainable premium exterior binder designed without benzophenone - a material of concern (carcinogen category 1B). It facilitates high-quality acrylic paint formulation for outdoor use with long-lasting superior durability color performance proven dirt resistance.

Initiated in 1963 the R&D 100 Awards stands as the sole science technology awards contest that acknowledges technological importance new commercial products technologies materials ready sale licensing The renowned worldwide science innovation competition celebrated its year received entries from different countries regions The R&D Awards program globally acknowledged mark distinction within research development community This program honors ground-breaking innovators significant contributions fields science technology

The full list of winners may be viewed on R&D World.