Dow Receives Its 10th Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Award
June 13 2016 - 1:17PM
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Dow AgroSciences Delivers Sustainable Solutions with
Instinct® Nitrogen Stabilizer
Dow AgroSciences, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Dow Chemical
Company (NYSE: DOW) is the recipient of a Presidential Green
Chemistry Challenge Award from the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) for its Instinct® nitrogen stabilizer. Instinct was
recognized this year for helping farmers protect their crop yields
as well as the environment by keeping nitrogen in the root
zone.
This marks the tenth time that Dow has received the award, and
the fifth award for Dow AgroSciences. Dow’s previous winning
innovations touch many markets, including environmentally-friendly
insect control, synthetic pathways that reduce carbon dioxide
waste, and an environmentally safe marine anti-foulant. This
recognition demonstrates Dow’s commitment to its 2025
Sustainability Goals launched last year by enabling science-based
solutions to the planet’s most pressing challenges – including food
security and climate change.
“Sustainability is engrained into our business plan,” said Dr.
Neil Hawkins, Dow’s corporate vice president and chief
sustainability officer. “This prestigious award is incredible
recognition for the commitment of the employees of Dow AgroSciences
to deliver innovative solutions that bring value to our business,
while advancing the transition to a sustainable planet and
society.”
Through breakthrough innovations, such as Instinct, Dow
AgroSciences is helping to advance the well-being of humanity by
enabling farmers to improve yield, while addressing pressing
sustainability challenges such as climate change and food
security.
“Instinct is designed to make nitrogen fertilizers work more
effectively for farmers and the environment,” said Tim Hassinger,
business president, Dow AgroSciences. “We build sustainability into
our product development process, and this national recognition
speaks to our focus and commitment to advance products that address
pressing challenges in an environmentally sustainable way.”
For the past 20 years, the EPA has presented 104 awards to
researchers and businesses that incorporate the principles of green
chemistry into chemical design, manufacture, and use. By
recognizing groundbreaking scientific solutions to real-world
environmental problems, the Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge
has significantly reduced the hazards associated with designing,
manufacturing, and using chemicals.
About Dow
Dow (NYSE: DOW) combines the power of science and technology to
passionately innovate what is essential to human progress. The
Company is driving innovations that extract value from material,
polymer, chemical and biological science to help address many of
the world's most challenging problems such as the need for clean
water, clean energy generation and conservation, and increasing
agricultural productivity. Dow's integrated, market-driven,
industry-leading portfolio of specialty chemical, advanced
materials, agrosciences and plastics businesses delivers a broad
range of technology-based products and solutions to customers in
approximately 180 countries and in high-growth sectors such as
packaging, electronics, water, coatings and agriculture. In 2015,
Dow had annual sales of nearly $49 billion and employed
approximately 49,500 people worldwide. The Company's more than
6,000 product families are manufactured at 179 sites in 35
countries across the globe. References to "Dow" or the "Company"
mean The Dow Chemical Company and its consolidated subsidiaries
unless otherwise expressly noted. More information about Dow can be
found at www.dow.com.
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affiliated company of Dow
®Trademark of The Dow Chemical Company (“Dow”) or an affiliated
company of Dow. Instinct II is not registered for sale or use in
all states. Contact your state pesticide regulatory agency to
determine if a product is registered for sale or use in your state.
Do not fall-apply anhydrous ammonia south of Highway 16 in the
state of Illinois. Always read and follow label directions. ©2016
Dow AgroSciences LLC
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