Dow Introduces NORDEL™ REN EPDM at DKT 2024 for Sustainable Automotive and Construction Applications

At the German Rubber Conference (DKT) 2024, Dow (NYSE: DOW) unveiled NORDEL™ REN Ethylene Propylene Diene Terpolymers (EPDM), a bio-derived variant aimed at enhancing sustainability in automotive, construction, and consumer applications. NORDEL™ REN EPDM supports decarbonization efforts by utilizing bio residues as raw materials, aligning with Dow’s goal to provide 3 million metric tons per year of circular and renewable solutions by 2030. This innovation, produced using an ISCC PLUS certified mass balance system, offers equivalent performance to virgin materials while reducing the carbon footprint by 39%, validated through third-party life cycle analysis.

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