MOSCOW (MRC) -- Dow Microbial Control, a business unit of The Dow Chemical Company, has officially joined the bluesign system, a network of leading companies serving textile and apparel markets around the world, as per Dow's statement.
Chemical manufacturers who are partners in the bluesign system, which also includes textile and apparel manufacturers and brands, agree to improve performance in five areas of their production processes: air emissions, consumer safety, occupational health and safety, resource productivity and water emissions.
Dow Microbial Control introduced SILVADUR Antimicrobial, a cutting-edge microbial control product for textiles and apparel, in September 2012. Since its introduction, SILVADUR has gained widespread recognition in global markets, because it provides reliable, long-lasting freshness in textiles and apparel at a time when more and more consumers are embracing a healthier, more hygienic lifestyle.
"Dow is dedicated to helping lead the transition to a sustainable society and planet," said Karel Williams, global strategic marketing associate director for Dow Microbial Control. "Joining the bluesign system is an important step we are taking to assure textile and apparel manufacturers and brands, their customers and others that products treated with SILVADUR do not compromise human health or harm the environment."
The bluesign system is managed by Swiss-based bluesign technologies ag, which works with the supply chain to ensure that textile and apparel products, and the chemicals, processes and materials used to make them, are safe for consumers, workers and the environment. Among its roles are to regularly review progress reports from chemical manufacturers who are partners in the System and to conduct on-site audits of their production facilities.
As MRC wrote previously, A polyethylene (PE) unit operated by Dow Chemical Co. in Freeport, Texas, was shut down April 3 2015 after a release of ethylene feedstock. No one was injured in the incident. The cause of the release is under investigation. According to an April 3 report with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, the site’s process control computer initiated an emergency venting shutdown of the reactor.
The Dow Chemical Company is an American multinational chemical corporation headquartered in Midland, Michigan, United States. Dow is a large producer of plastics, including polystyrene, polyurethane, polyethylene, polypropylene, and synthetic rubber. In 2014, Dow had annual sales of more than USD58 billion and employed approximately 53,000 people worldwide. The company's more than 6,000 product families are manufactured at 201 sites in 35 countries across the globe.
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