advantaged feedstocks

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Dow--the world's second-largest chemical producer by revenue--is a large consumer of Linear Alpha Olefins and utilizes them within its Performance Plastics franchise for the production of high-performance materials. The company said it expects the agreement with the joint venture will enable a long-term supply and purchase relationship for Linear Alpha Olefins, which will enhance its Performance Plastics franchise.

"Today's announcement further illustrates Dow's commitment to invest in high-return projects that deliver **advantaged feedstocks** for our differentiated, downstream derivatives, while simultaneously building strategic partnerships that drive economies of scale and improved capital efficiency," Dow Chief Executive Andrew N. Liveris said. "Taken on the whole, positive disruptive trends in U.S. shale gas have led us to make different decisions about where and how we invest for global growth."

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