Dow Automotive, a major technology and solutions provider to the global auto industry, today announced a long term technology partnership with Peugeot Sport to provide the advanced diesel particulate filters (DPF) for the Peugeot 908 HDi FAP two-car racing team. Peugeot will participate in the 2007 LMS Series, which includes the 24 Hours of Le Mans race in June. 

Dow Automotive is working to advance diesel emission reduction technology and help manufacturers meet stringent global emissions regulations while enabling optimum engine performance and fuel efficiency.

“We are very happy to join Peugeot Sport as a technology development partner,” said George Hamilton, President of Dow Automotive. “Our work with DPF technology is backed by solid research and development. Combining our efforts with a partner like Peugeot in such an intense development arena as the LMS series can help advance this cause faster.”

Dow Automotive’s DPF technology is a primary element of the Peugeot 908 HDi FAP 5.5 litre, V12 racing engine, which will face the world’s toughest endurance race series. Dow Automotive DPFs are specifically designed to be lightweight and compact, contributing to lower overall vehicle mass. They produce very low back pressure that enables optimum engine power, torque performance and fuel efficiency while dramatically reducing particulate emissions. These benefits are magnified under race conditions, when the DPFs perform at extremely high operating temperatures, mass flows and ramp rates.

The technology behind the filters was developed in Dow Automotive’s research laboratories from a desire to enable customers to meet increasingly stringent global diesel emission regulations for both light- and heavy-duty diesel engines.

Michel Barge, the director of Peugeot Sport, has already seen the benefits of the diesel particulate filters in early testing.  “Automobiles Peugeot, a world leader in diesel technology, has chosen Dow Automotive as a partner because its diesel filtration technology is perfectly adapted to the stringent requirements of the racetrack,” he said.. “It will enable Peugeot to show that the 908 HDi FAP is able to combine both high performance and clean diesel emissions. We are looking forward to a successful collaboration with Dow Automotive.”

About Dow Automotive

Dow Automotive is a leading global provider of technology-driven solutions that meet consumer demands for vehicles that are safer, stronger, quieter, lighter, cleaner, more comfortable and stylish. The organization provides plastics, adhesives, glass bonding systems, sealants, emissions control technology, films, fluids and structural enhancement and acoustical management solutions to OEM, tier and aftermarket customers around the world. For additional information about Dow Automotive products, services, and application development centers, visit www.dowautomotive.com.