Dow External Insulation Finishing System Makes Debut in Shanghai with a Complete Set of Highly-efficient and Energy-saving Solutions
Shanghai, August 18, 2009 - 2009 5th Shanghai International Energy-saving & Advanced Building
Materials Exhibition organized by Shanghai Building Material Industry Association (SBMIA) was held at Shanghai New International Expo Center on August 18. Dow staged at the Exhibition its external insulation finishing system, which captured close attention and earned credits from the insiders of building materials industry home and abroad. The system integrated a series of Dow products, such as STYROFOAM™ XPS Insulation Board, ether cellulosic, re-disperse emulsion powder, and surfactant, making it the best brand capable of thorough and reliable external thermal insulation solutions so far. Dow's solutions are driven towards a more efficient, safe, and enduring energy-saving exterior walls of buildings.
The Development and Innovation on Energy Efficiency Forum is simultaneously held. Wang Bao Hai, Chairman of Wall Insulation and Energy Efficiency Building Material Association, and Pan Yan Ping, Vice Director of Shanghai Construction Safety & Quality Supervision Center, attended the forum. Hari Reddy, R&D Director of Dow Building Solutions gave a speech and shared DBS's extensive Energy Efficiency Innovation and Application experience in US.
During an interview with media, Hari said: "Environmental protection, ecological care, health, and comfort have set the trend of construction and building materials industry in recent years. As a leading company in energy-saving construction sector, Dow has been committed to the Chinese market through research and development, promotion of highly-efficient products and technologies, as well as delivery of optimal energy-saving construction thermal insulation solutions to domestic customers. Through the event, we will exchange experience with local and foreign companies, developers, and designers, identify the market demand in a timely manner, and further promote the development of energy saving and emission reduction in China."
Over a few decades of presence in the Chinese market, Dow not only provided quality products and solutions, but also spearheaded the promotion of energy-saving buildings in China. Multiple external thermal insulation systems that adopted STYROFOAM™ XPS Insulation Board have recorded satisfactory market performance and good word of mouth after the durability test for painting, color mortar, and porcelain tile surface. With the countdown of the 2010 Shanghai World Expo, STYROFOAM™ XPS Insulation Board has passed numerous rounds of screening tests and was successfully applied by the projects of "Shanghai Eco House" and "France Rhone-Alpes" in the Urban Best Practices Area of the World Expo, leveraging on its leading quality and considerate technical services. STYROFOAM™ XPS Insulation Board will help Shanghai realizing its World Expo vision of "Better City, Better Life".
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Since the acquisition of Rohm and Haas Co. on April 1st this year, Dow combined the advanced technologies, broad regional influence, and huge market channels of the two companies to set out plans introducing better product portfolios to the Chinese market. After the consolidation, Dow Building Solutions will cultivate the Chinese market and avail different kinds of construction application services and more innovating solutions to the customers, which will add more values to the Chinese construction market and further fulfill Dow's commitment to China's initiative for energy saving and emission reduction. Moreover, Dow's newest Building Application Lab, the most advanced laboratory of building material applications in the chemical sector of Asia-Pacific region, provided momentum and support for Dow Building Solutions in China and Asia Pacific.
