Dow: China's chemical industry focuses on food safety and infrastructure upgrades.

Dow Chemical, a 119-year-old American, is looking for ways to move from a "high-cooling" upstream materials science company to a more "popular" one. Despite being a B2B company, Dow's product line ranges from energy, transportation, infrastructure, sports and even personal care to 67,000 products, covering all aspects of consumer food, clothing and housing. In 2015, Dow's sales in Greater China were $4.5 billion, making it the world's second-largest international market.
china's economic transformation, environmental protection and sustainability have become important issues in China's industrial upgrading. In an interview with Reporters, Lin Yulin, President of Dow Greater China, said Dow's future development strategy in China will focus on food safety and infrastructure upgrades. The packaging division in the food safety business has become Dow's largest in the world, and on infrastructure upgrades, Mr Lin revealed that China accounts for 50 per cent of Dow's global business.
" we are still very optimistic about China's future market. We will not build factories to build, to be closer to the market, from research and development, business closer to the market, for the future market demand for further investment. Lin said.
GENETIC: "The government feels that water has become, our technology can be brought in
pesticide chemicals, seeds is also one of Dow's major business. In 2009, Dow Yinon, a subsidiary of Dow Chemical, obtained the agreement of the Brazilian Biotechnology Commission to grow and sell genetically modified cotton in Brazil, a major exporter of cotton. In 2011, Dow Yinon developed genetically modified soybeans that are resistant to herbicides, and introduced genetically modified corn and the herbicide Enlist Duo for genetically modified crops. The EPA's approval of Enlist Duo's registration in the states has been in a twist, and after it was revoked in November, it said in recent days that the pesticide was not a preconsced hazard and was considering re-registration.
, GM is still a contentious topic, and it remains to be seen whether Dow will be able to obtain China's import approval for GM crops and pesticides. Asked about Dow's GM business plans in China, Dow said it would fully comply with the requirements of Chinese government regulations.
" GM is indeed a way of growing food, but every country has a different understanding of it. How to pass laws and regulations, let the public recognize, and then progress in, it is very important. The government feels that when the water comes, we can bring it in and do it with local companies. If the government has not let go, we will cooperate fully. Yao Weiguang, Chief Technology Officer for Asia Pacific, said.
is optimistic about the future of GM crops: "GMO is a very important solution to future food shortages. From the multi-year evaluation of technology, has been tested in many markets such as the United States. It's not too new, it's been tried for years, and I believe it's a future. At
, Dow is trying other ways to solve the food safety problems that the Chinese public is focusing on. For example, they based on hybrid extraction of omega9 cooking oil, excluding health-harmful trans fatty acids and saturated fatty acids, cooking will not smoke, and such as the development of oxygen-permeable, high permeable packaging film, extend the shelf life of food.
Chemical: "What China needs is not production capacity, but more importantly, which technologies meet the needs of the market
Dow's presence often appears in the venues of major Olympic events. In 2014, when choosing what
exterior paint
to provide for Nanjing Qingao Village, Dow found that the Chinese market preferred marble-style facades because of its style. But it also poses problems, with stone less safe and environmentally friendly and difficult to install. Taoshi for this research and development of water-based colorful facade
color
, used in Nanjing Qingao village nearly 200,000 square meters of external wall, the wall "spoofed the eyes", look at the approximate stone facade. "There is no concept of imitation stone paint abroad. It is because we know that China has such a demand, we go to research and development, so that the paint sprayed to look the same as the real stone. Lin said. At the same time, this imitation stone paint can also reduce carbon emissions.
another localized product from China to deal with formaldehyde. Because the adhesive containing formaldehyde has a good performance, many of the domestic interior decoration materials using implied formaldehyde "glue", its pungent taste was once the most headache when moving. Dow's solution is to improve coatings, add a material that absorbs formaldehyde, which is chemically converted into water and carbon dioxide. Libang,
well
paint brand, uses Dow's technology to tackle formaldehyde contamination.
believes that this is the future direction of Dow's increased investment in China, to find china's local demand, with technology and products to solve. "In the Chinese market, especially in the chemical industry, China does not need capacity, but there are some places where there is excess, and more importantly, what technologies and products meet the needs of the market." Lin said.