The product research and development teams' objectives are to discover and develop new products, and to support and improve the existing products of Dow Automotive. The product R&D labs integrate research and development to apply ideas and innovative technologies to meet customer requirements. Their responsibilities fall into two major categories:

• Product development and optimization
• Product characterization and troubleshooting

R&D is not only responsible for new product development and optimization, but also for making sure that spending is tied to customer needs. This ensures value to customers and fiscal responsibility to the Dow Automotive organization. R&D uses an accelerated business development process to develop new materials and functional solutions that will be ready to proactively address tomorrow's needs.

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