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Judge Nixes Class-action Lawsuit Against Dow

A judge in Saginaw says property owners who claim Dow Chemical Co. has spoiled their land cannot sue the company through a class-action lawsuit.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2011/07/20

Tar Contamination Found At Former Industrial Site

Two sources of tar contamination have been found at a former industrial site in Marquette.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2011/07/14

Dow In New Joint Venture For Lithium-Ion Battery Electrolytes

Midland-based Dow Chemical Co. and Ube Industries Ltd. Wednesday today announced an agreement to form a joint venture to manufacture and market formulated electrolytes for lithium-ion batteries in energy storage applications. The chemicals will be made in Midland.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2011/07/06

Dow’s Liveris, UM’s Coleman Part Of New Manufacturing Tech Push

With manufacturing as important as it is in Michigan, you’d expect the manufacturing technology effort announced by President Barack Obama in Pittsburgh, Pa. Friday to have plenty of Michigan connections. And you’d be right.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2011/06/26

Obama’s Advanced Manufacturing Partnership Features Michigan Ties

With manufacturing as important as it is in Michigan, you’d expect the manufacturing technology effort announced by President Barack Obama in Pittsburgh, Pa. Friday to have plenty of Michigan connections. And you’d be right.

2011/06/26

Dow Enhances Global Energy Efficiency, Greenhouse Gas Reduction

Midland-based Dow Chemical Co. (NYSE: DOW) Tuesday announced that it has funded nearly 40 energy efficiency projects around the world, toward fulfillment of Dow’s Energy Intensity Improvement Fund commitments announced in February.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2011/06/07

Dow Chemical Makes Energy from Recycled Plastic

Midland-based Dow Chemical Co. announced that it has successfully demonstrated the use of recycled plastic to generate energy. The successful pilot test measured how plastic that has been reused and recycled to the full extent possible can be used as fuel for an ultimate end-of-life option instead of going to a landfill for disposal.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2011/05/23

Dow Delivers Sales, Profits Increase

Midland-based Dow Chemical Co. Thursday reported first quarter net income of $625 million or 54 cents a share, up from $466 million or 41 cents a share a year earlier. Sales rose to $14.73 billion from $13.42 billion a year earlier.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2011/04/28

Dow Chemical Gets Behind U.S. Shale Gas

Midland-based Dow Chemical Co. Thursday announced comprehensive plans to increase its ethylene and propylene production — and to integrate its United States operations into feedstock opportunities available from increasing supplies of U.S. shale gas in the Marcellus and Eagle Ford shale regions

WWJ Newsradio 950–2011/04/21

Dow In Partnership On Next-Generation Cool Roofs

Midland-based Dow Chemical Co. said Friday that the United States Department of Energy will fund key lab research as part of a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) between Dow and DOE’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory to accelerate the adoption of cool roof technologies in the U.S.

2011/04/17