Dow Automotive has created a dedicated team of sales and application development experts that will focus exclusively on the interests of manufacturers serving the commercial transportation markets. The newly formed Commercial Transportation Group will provide solutions and technical expertise to both Tier and OEM customers, helping them solve challenging technical issues that are driven by regulatory compliance and end-user preferences.

The Commercial Transportation Group will initially concentrate on the global bus and truck segments, with a focus on solutions that provide improved vehicle durability, safety, emissions control and fuel efficiency. Dow Automotive's goal is to help our customers meet their needs in these areas by offering a product-neutral application approach. Supported by Dow's Material Engineering Centre (MEC,) our engineers and researchers, based all around the world, will help customers translate material capabilities to applications, facilitating the reverse engineering needed to develop customized solutions that satisfy technical and economic requirements alike.

"Our commercial transportation customers have unique challenges, needs and opportunities," said Dagmar van Heur, Managing Director of the Commercial Transportation Group at Dow Automotive. "Our team will engage with customers during the earliest stages of product development to help develop solutions that achieve their specific goals. We have global representation and support that will allow us to provide quick and reliable responses."

The new organization will tap into Dow Automotive's proven products, technologies and services that, together with new, custom-tailored products can be leveraged into this growing market. Target application areas include interior and exterior composite paneling, seating foams and components and Diesel Particulate Filters. The organization will continue to build on Dow Automotive expertise in glass and plastic bonding.

About Dow Automotive

Dow Automotive is a leading global provider of technology-driven solutions that meet consumer demand for vehicles that are safer, stronger, quieter, lighter, cleaner, comfortable and stylish. The organization provides plastics, adhesives, sealers, glass bonding systems, 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.