Dow Wins Multiple 2023 R&D 100 Awards

Dow Corporation recently won five “R&D 100” awards, including three “R&D
100” Product Award, the 2023 “R&D” Researcher Award, and special recognition in the field of corporate social responsibility. This year is the “R&D
100” award is a globally recognized and prestigious honor in the field of research and development, aiming to recognize innovative pioneers and their contributions to science and technology.

“We are very proud that Dow has been on the ‘R&D Awards’ list for 12 consecutive years. Currently, Dow’s products, R&D personnel and technologies have won a total of 59 awards, ranking first among all award-winning companies. The Dow team is committed to developing more differentiated products and solutions for customers while meeting social needs and creating value for shareholders.”

—Dr. A. N. Sreeram, Senior Vice President of Global Research and Development and Chief Technology Officer of Dow Corporation

The “R&D Awards” project is open to enterprises, governments and academic R&D institutions around the world. Established in 1963, this award is the only technology award in the world that recognizes new products, new technologies and new materials that can be sold or licensed and have great scientific and technological significance.

This year, Dow continues to be on the list, winning three awards in the Machinery/Materials category, after 10 solutions were finalists. Dow’s Bharat Indu
Dr. Chaudhary received the ‘R&D Researcher of the Year Award’ in the inaugural ‘R&D Professional Awards’ category for his recent work in the design of SI-LINK™ DFDF-5451
Achievements in NT’s rapid moisture-curing vinyl silane copolymers have greatly improved product performance.

In addition to the above awards, Dow also received special recognition in the field of corporate social responsibility for advocating regional equality and using discarded bicycle tires to build high-standard basketball courts in remote areas. The award aims to recognize corporate organizations that actively practice greater corporate citizenship responsibilities from regional to global scales.

2023 “R&D 100” award-winning products and innovative technologies include:

01

Solvent-free SYL-OFF™ SL 184

Release agent

As an innovative technology of Dow Company, it effectively reduces the long-standing atomization problem in the pressure-sensitive industry and can help customers produce pressure-sensitive adhesive labels with excellent release properties at extremely fast production speeds. The release agent has a fast curing speed and can maintain low release force at both low and high peeling speeds. It can effectively reduce the downtime of various applications such as pressure-sensitive adhesive release film composite processes.

02

ENDURANCE™ HFDD-4201

Compounds

This is a fully formulated high voltage insulation product for cable systems, specifically designed for applications up to 500
kV (500,000 volts) underground and submarine cables. This is a new, more sustainable and patented cross-linked polyethylene material. Compared with existing materials, methane by-products can be reduced by more than 70%.

03

Taoxi™ TC-4083

Dispensable thermal pad

As an innovative silicone solution, it has high thermal conductivity, excellent dispensability and excellent thermal stability. With these characteristics, this solution can help 5G communication base stations, advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) and Autonomous driving chipsets achieve more efficient thermal management to meet the increasing amount of data in the communications industry, help improve connection capabilities, help the autonomous driving industry meet various needs for future travel, reduce casualties and improve driving comfort.