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Dow Automotive Dow Automotive, with offices and application development centers worldwide, offers materials, parts, modules and systems for automotive interior, exterior, chassis/powertrain and body engineered systems applications. In addition to the company's broad product portfolio, Dow Automotive delivers research and development, design expertise, advanced engineering and supply chain management support to customers around the world. Dow Automotive Closes Gurit-Essex AG Acquisition Auburn Hills, MI, USA and Freienbach, Swtizerland — The Dow Chemical Company, through its business unit, Dow Automotive, announced today that it has completed its acquisition of the 50 percent interest in Gurit-Essex AG that it did not previously own. Gurit-Essex is the largest European supplier of automotive adhesives, sealants and body engineered systems for the automotive OEM and aftermarket. The acquisition doubles the company's adhesives, sealants and body engineered systems business. Additionally, the acquisition allows Dow Automotive to offer its innovative products, technologies and engineering capabilities to customers on a global scale. (January 10, 2001) Dow Automotive Wins SPE "Most Innovative Use of Plastics" Award Auburn Hills, Mich., — Dow Automotive, together with Nissan, and Ichikoh, has received the Society of Plastics Engineers Automotive Division Award for "Most Innovative Use of Plastics" in the materials category. Dow Automotive’s Questra™ WA 206 glass-filled syndiotactic polystyrene (SPS) is used for the mirror bracket on the 2000 Nissan Frontier, Xterra and Altima. The SPE Automotive Division Awards are presented annually. Entries are judged on the impact and trend-setting nature of the application, as well as its innovation in design, manufacturing, integration, engineering, assembly and weight and cost reduction. (November 27, 2000) Dow Automotive Announced as First Industry-Focused Business Unit Of The Dow Chemical Company Southfield, Mich - The Dow Chemical Company announced that it has named Dow Automotive as its first industry-focused business unit. The new Dow Automotive will integrate Essex Specialty Products and its joint venture partnerships and resources to offer an even broader product portfolio including adhesives, sealants and coatings. Dow Automotive and Essex facilities worldwide will take part in the transition process. [Homepage] [ News] [ Companies] [ Management] [ Publications] [ Events] [ Careers] |