Dow Europe declares force majeure on all EO-containing polyether polyol products

On December 3, 2021, Dow Europe issued a notice of force majeure on EMEAI polyols containing EO, effective immediately, stating that due to beyond reasonable control, Dow Germany and its subsidiaries in Europe announced that all ethylene oxide (EO) containing polyols The force majeure for polyether polyol products is effective immediately, and the corresponding products are sourced from Dow's polyol plant in Ternep, the Netherlands
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A force majeure was declared at the Dow plant in Ternep, the Netherlands, following the interruption of EO production due to a mechanical failure of an associated unit
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This was due to an unforeseen accident at Dow's cracker at Ternep that resulted in further unplanned reductions in Dow's ethylene production beyond Dow's reasonable control
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This disrupted the supply of EO to polyol production units and affected the production of EO-containing polyol products
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Products include but are not limited to: VORANOLTM CP 6001 polyol, VORANOLTM NC632 polyol, SPECFLEXTM NC138 polyol, VORANOLTM CP 4711 polyol, VORANOLTM CP 4755 polyol, VORANOLTM CP 4702 polyol, VORANOLTM CP 4610 polyol, VORANOLTM 4701 polyol , VORALUXTM HF505 polyol, VORANOLTM 6150 polyol, VORANOLTM 4150 polyol, VORANOLTM 3322 polyol, VORANOLTM 3535 polyol, VORANOLTM copolymer polyols and blends such as SPECFLEXTM NC702 polyol, VORALUXTM HL 106, HL 108, HL 109 , HL 400, HL 500, HL 510, HL 515, HL 525, HN 615, HN 625
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In addition, products based on these polyol formulations are also affected, such as but not limited to: ETAFOAMTM, DIPRANETM, DURAMOLDTM, ENERLYTETM, ENFORCERTM, HYPERLASTTM, HYPOLTM, SPECFILTM, SPECFLEXTM, SPECTRIMTM, VORACORTM, VORAFORCETM, VORALASTTM, VORALUXTM, VORATECTM, VORATHERMTM, VORAMERTM, VORATRONTM, VORANOLTM
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