August 2008

Keeping the Lights On
by Jonathan Penrice, Global Marketing Director, Dow Wire & Cable
At Dow Wire & Cable, we are very excited about the industry's global growth. As a solutions provider and a knowledge leader, our goal is to support end users and customers throughout our products' life cycle. Read full article.

End Use Marketing Team Expands Capabilities
Milind Chavan has joined the Dow Wire & Cable End Use Marketing Team to further our commitment and support of end users in India, the Middle East and Africa. Chavan will help increase awareness of our solutions and services to help assure long-term sales and the creation of value-added products for power delivery, telecommunication, automotive, consumer electronics and building wire applications. Read full article.

Dow 4202 TR-XLPE Celebrates 25 Years of Success
Since 1983, the global power industry has used enough Dow 4202 tree retardant crosslinkable polyethylene (TR-XLPE) to insulate the equivalent of over three million kilometers of underground (UG) medium voltage (MV) cables. Enough to circle the earth 80 times. Read full article.

Dow Wire & Cable Supports PE Anniversary Celebration
To mark the 75th anniversary of the discovery of polyethylene (PE) in the UK, a special event was held at the Science Museum in London, near a special exhibition on plastic materials. Read full article.

Customer Success: Lingnan Cable, China
Customer: Mr. Xu of Lingnan Cable
Location: Pangyu, Guangzhou in southern China
Founded: 1996
Read full article.

Dow Wire & Cable Offers Broad Portfolio of HV Solutions
More than 20 projects on four continents since the year 2000 have included Dow Wire & Cable high voltage (HV) materials. From 2005 to 2007 alone, more than 19,000 km of cable fabricated with our HV materials were installed worldwide. Read full article.

Dow Invests in Methane Research to Identify New Production Methods
Dow has awarded more than $6.4 million in research grants to Cardiff University and Northwestern University as part of the Dow Methane Challenge, which was initiated to identify collaborators and approaches in the area of methane conversion to chemicals. Read full article.

WIRE 2008 Showcases New Products, Draws More than 40,000 Visitors
Dow Wire & Cable demonstrated its leadership and commitment to the global wire and cable industry at the WIRE 2008 trade fair in Dusseldorf, Germany from March 31 to April 4. Read full article.

Dow Wins Many Honors in China
For the first time in Dow's history in China, we have won four corporate citizenship/corporate reputation awards. Dow was also named in the list of Top 10 Plastics Suppliers in China for 2007. Read full article.

Future Global Industry Events
As part of our industry commitment, Dow Wire & Cable participates in global events to showcase new materials and technologies. We hope to see you at the following events and encourage you to visit our exhibit booths and attend our presentations. Read full article.

Dow Wire & Cable is at Your Service
Dow Wire & Cable has led the industry for more than 60 years with products and technology for power, communications and specialty applications. Our goal is to provide the broadest range of materials and expertise you need to add longer life, better performance and consistency to your systems. Read full article.

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