DOW BADISCHE New acrylic monomer plant
• Samples of five acrylic monomers available now!
rtarts production January '60 At Freeport, Texas, a modern plant for the production o f acrylic monomers is nearing completion... and, in January, will go o n stream. It's the culmination of a plan to combine Americaa and German skills in the production and distribution of these useful chemicals. The plant will be operated by Dow Badische Chemical Company, a new organization owned jointly by The Dow Chemical Company and BASF, Overzee, N.V., a subsidiary of Badische Anilin- & SodaFabrik AG., Ludwigshafen a. Rhein. Construction of this new facility was preceded b y aa evaluation of both short- and long-term market factors in terms of present and future uses of acrylic products. Strong indications of a rising trend in acrylic use—followed by a high-level, sustained future demand through expanded uses—resulted in the decision to take advantage of this opportunity and enter the market as soon as possible. Consequently, these two leaders in the worldwide basic chemical industry joined forces to provide the raw materials, processing and distribution facilities, and the all-important technical skills needed for the production of high quality acrylic monomers. In January, the new plant will begin production of tlie five acrylic monomers listed below. Later, the activities of Dow Badische are expected to broaden into other chemical areas. Samples of tlie five new acrylic monomers for research and evaluation, as well as literature describing their properties, are now available for the asking. We invite you to write to THE JDO TV CETEMICAL COMPANY, Midland, Mich., Plastics Sales Dept. 2$S8AJ12-28. Dow Badische combines American and German technical skills to produce: A C R Y L I C A C I D — T E C H N I C A L · E T H Y L ACRYL.ATE · M E T H Y L ACRYLATE · BUTYL ACRYLATE · 2-ETHYLHEXYL. ACRYLATE
T H E DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY Midland, Michigan
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