Dow Construction Chemicals – North America

Dow Construction Chemicals – North America
As the demand for increasingly sustainable, cost-effective, differentiated building and construction materials continues to rise worldwide, The Dow Chemical Company has established a strong new business unit with a 40-year track record of helping manufacturers and formulators develop innovative, high-performance products for a wide range of construction applications.
Creating the "Coolest Block"

Creating the "Coolest Block"

The Energy Coordinating Agency of Philadelphia (ECA), the City of Philadelphia and The Dow Chemical Company, announce a city-wide contest as part of an effort to help Philadelphia become "the greenest city in America." The "Coolest Block" contest will allow residents of Philadelphia row homes to compete to win an energy-saving "cool roof" and other energy efficient products, such as air sealing and insulation, for their entire block. More…
Save Another Roof's Life with RHOPLEX™ EC-3100
Man on roof

RHOPLEX™ EC-3100 is a 100 percent acrylic emulsion polymer designed for use in elastomeric roof coating basecoats to help extend the life of thermoplastic polyolefin (TPO) roofing membranes. Ideal for use over weathered TPO membranes, coatings made from RHOPLEX™ EC-3100 have very good adhesion and resistance to blistering, even under extended moisture conditions. See how...

 

Breaking News from Dow Construction Chemicals

You may have heard of the many benefits of Rhoplex™ CS-3800, a styrene-acrylic copolymer designed for use in concrete curing membrane formulations...(more).

Key End-Use Markets/Applications

We are working to build and expand this website and will continually add more content to display our multiple offerings for the building and construction industry. In the meantime, please take a look at the featured products that Dow Construction Chemicals has recently launched, and the Key Markets section below will take you to more information on heritage websites about the segments we serve.

  • External Insulation and Finish Systems (EIFS): Dow Construction Chemicals leverages all three of its core technologies to provide customers with a wide range of modifiers and binders for EIFS applications.
  • Elastomeric Roof Coatings: Our acrylic emulsion polymers and cellulosics serve as critical materials in many elastomeric roof coatings.
  • Insulation: AQUASET™ Acrylic Thermosetting Resins offer insulation manufacturers a formaldehyde-free technology platform for binding fiberglass filaments used in building insulation systems.
  • Caulks & Sealants:  Our range of RHOPLEX™ aqueous acrylic polymer emulsions are widely used for all types of waterborne caulks and sealants for their full spectrum of performance characteristics and industry specifications.
  • Cement Mortars and Concrete: Our range of cellulosics and acrylic acid/emulsion polymer modifiers is helping customers involved with cure/seal membranes, concrete restoration, ad-mixtures, self-consolidating concrete, self-leveling underlayments, bridge decks, extruded concrete and tilt-up concrete.
  • Ceramic Tile Adhesives: We provide a wide range of cellulosics, redispersible latex powders and emulsion polymers for ceramic tile adhesives.
  • Tape Joint Compounds: We offer a wide range of cellulose ethers, emulsion polymers and redispersible latex powders, providing customers with an array of options for varying viscosity, crack and sag resistance, and improved rheology and workability for hand tool and machine tool application.
  • Industrial Nonwovens: Dow Construction Chemicals also provides low-formaldehyde formulations for specialty applications.