Nine breakthrough technological innovations have been recognized for their impact, including three special recognition awards
Midland, Michigan--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nine innovative technologies of The Dow Chemical Company won 10 R&D 100 awards at the recognition event on November 17, 2017. Identify and celebrate the top 100 revolutionary technologies introduced in the past year.
"Award-winning technology is a great example of Dow's innovation. Our unparalleled R&D engine and technology portfolio continue to produce innovative new products to meet the needs of customers in a rapidly changing and ever-changing world," Dow Senior Vice President of R&D And Chief Technology Officer AN Sreeram said. "I am very proud of the women and men behind these technologies. They continue to innovate, bring value to our shareholders and address the world's biggest challenges. We thank the R&D 100 organization for their recognition of the depth and breadth of our breakthrough products. "
The 2017 R&D 100 winning technologies are:
The VORAGUARD™ polyol and ECOGROUND™ water-based acrylic adhesive system for polyurethane foam received a special recognition award. ROPAQUE™ NT-2900 opaque polymer used in BLUE 4EST™ thermal paper won the R&D 100 Award and Special Commendation Award.
This year is the sixth consecutive year that Dow products have been included in the R&D 100 list. The Dow Jones Index has now appeared more than 100 times in the R&D 100 Index. Learn more about our recent innovations in 2014, 2015 and 2016. In 2017, Dow won again more awards than any other contestant, and the finalists in the Dow Index also surpassed all other organizations.
Since 1963, the R&D 100 Awards have identified revolutionary technologies newly introduced to the market. The R&D 100 Awards is widely recognized as the "Oscar of Invention", which aims to recognize and recognize the top technical products and services of the year. Past winners include sophisticated testing equipment, innovative new materials, chemical breakthroughs, biomedical products, consumer products, and renewable energy.
For more information about Dow's Innovation Engine and the full list of Dow's 2017 winners and finalists this year, please visit Science and Sustainability on www.dow.com.
About Dow DuPont Materials Science
Dow DuPont Material Science is a business unit of Dow DuPont (NYSE: DWDP) that combines scientific and technical knowledge to develop first-class material science solutions that are vital to human progress. The department has one of the most powerful and extensive toolkits in the industry, with strong technology, asset integration, scale and competitiveness that enable it to solve complex global problems. Dow DuPont Material Science's market-oriented, industry-leading business portfolio of advanced materials, industrial intermediates and plastics provides customers in high-growth markets such as packaging, infrastructure and consumer care with a wide range of differentiated technology products and solutions. Dow DuPont intends to split the materials science division into an independent public company. For more information, please visit www.dow-dupont.com.
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