Dow Starts Commercial Operations Of Its Adhesive And Gap Filler Production Line At Its Polyurethanes Systems House In Ahlen, Germany

Author: Benzinga Newsdesk | May 16, 2024 07:25am

Dow (NYSE:DOW) announced today the mechanical completion of its new VORATRON™ Polyurethanes Systems adhesive and gap filler production line at its Polyurethanes Systems House in Ahlen, Germany.

Dow will increase capacity of its VORATRON™ Polyurethane Systems product family tenfold -ensuring it can meet increasing demand for these materials in battery assembly solutions for the e-mobility segment.

Dow VORATRON™ Polyurethane Systems products, such as high-strength adhesives and thermally conductive composites, are crucial to achieving the fast-evolving demands of mechanical and thermal management performance that different electric vehicle battery designs require. VORATRON™ Polyurethane Systems help Tiers and OEMs advance their performance, processing, and sustainability goals through:

• Low-density products support the automotive industry's ambition for vehicle weight reductions.
• Improved processability, such as low squeeze force and optimized rheology and kinetics, provide versatility and efficiency to different assembly processes.
• High performance thermally conductive adhesives and gap fillers that enable the combination of tailored mechanical properties and efficient thermal management which are critical to safety, range, and reliability of electric vehicles.

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