Dow banks on product innovation

Chemicals company to launch new silicon materials under Dowsil name

Dow Chemical, the world's second-largest chemical company, is banking on product innovation to better cater to demand from Chinese customers and further expand its presence in the country.

"I would love to see China become the biggest country for Dow as a whole ... Within the next three years, it will be the biggest country in which we are selling (silicon products), which effectively means the Dow silicon business division will become a Chinese company," said Dan Futter, global commercial vice-president of Dow consumer solutions division.