Leveraging R&D to remain a material science leader
Ever since Herbert H. Dow founded the company back in 1897, we have emphasized Research & Development (R&D) as a way to remain a leader in a very competitive materials science industry. R&D serves many functions, but primarily supports driving excellence in innovation, especially in process technology. This is the method by which our innovators take materials discovered or created in the lab to develop products that we can offer to our customers or use as intermediates in other processes. Process technology drives production scalability, efficiency, reliability, safety, and cost-effectiveness. This allows us to meet our customers’ needs in new and unique ways and apply our talents and expertise across the range of our businesses and the markets that we serve.
