2012年12月12日，上海松江 – 今天，有机硅、硅基技术和创新领域的全球领导者 -- 道康宁公司在上海举行了其松江工厂扩建项目落成典礼。该扩建项目投资数百万美元，是中国纸张离型剂工业迄今为止最大的单项投资项目之一。新建成的无溶剂有机硅离型剂生产装置使道康宁进一步加强了区域供应链效率，也使中国和亚太地区的客户能够使用本地生产的无溶剂产品，从而给他们带来了更多的经济和环境效益。
图1：松江工厂扩建项目落成典礼仪式
上海市政协副主席王新奎、松江区副区长张培荣、美国驻上海总领事馆首席商务领事白瑞基（William Brekke），以及道康宁的客户、合作伙伴及员工共同参加了庆祝仪式。这次松江工厂的扩建标志着道康宁在中国发展的又一个重要里程碑。采用无溶剂有机硅产品正在成为纸张离型剂工业的一个全球性趋势，此次扩建也彰显了道康宁不断发掘硅潜力的承诺，致力于用创新惠及世界各地人群。
道康宁大中华区总裁张康明(Jeremy Burks)表示：“中国市场一直是道康宁成功的重要贡献者。我们在中国不断扩大生产能力并持续创新，从而为客户提供量身定制的产品和解决方案。道康宁在中国本地生产的无溶剂有机硅离型剂产品再一次证明了我们向客户提供先进的产品和解决方案，并且始终致力于可持续的负责任的发展。”
图2：道康宁大中华区总裁张康明(Jeremy Burks)
自1973年进入中国市场以来，道康宁已经为中国带来了无数的创新解决方案。至今，公司在中国的投资总额已经超过20亿美元，并建立了三个主要基地：今天庆祝扩建的道康宁松江工厂是道康宁的亚洲特殊化学品生产枢纽；位于江苏省张家港市的道康宁有机硅综合生产基地是世界一流、中国规模最大的有机硅综合生产基地的重要组成；以及位于上海张江的道康宁中国商务技术中心。这三个基地优势互补、相辅相成，为客户提供完整全面的本地创新、生产和服务。如此充分整合的本地供应链使客户能够受益于更可靠的本地制造和供应，缩短产品交货时间，减少因越洋运输而产生的成本，进而减少运输产生的碳足迹。
道康宁特殊化学品业务全球副总裁麦荣德(Patrick McLeod) 指出：“道康宁在全球已经有近七十年的历史了。无论在哪里运营，我们都致力于独特的、卓越的客户服务，并因此保持公司成功。随着纸张离型剂工业的全球趋势从溶剂型技术转向采用无溶剂产品，我们在中国的综合、全面的服务能够完美地满足这方面的客户需求。此外，我们在中国进行的本地生产和提供的综合服务，能帮助客户在其生产过程中融入创新方案、提高生产效率，提升细分市场份额并在国际市场上更具竞争力。”
“通过融合高效的节能设计和技术以及提高原材料使用效率的先进工艺，我们致力于将环境、健康和安全（EHS）原则贯穿于道康宁的所有业务活动中，继续为行业的可持续的、负责任的发展作出贡献。” 麦荣德补充道。
道康宁松江工厂于1997年建成，占地12公顷，是公司在中国第一家生产工厂。该生产基地的产品包括乳液、密封胶、粘合剂和密封剂，服务美容护理、电子、建筑、纸张以及纺织品和皮革等许多行业。此次松江工厂扩建使客户能采用本地化生产的无溶剂有机硅离型剂产品，变得更环保，而且能够更好地符合环境法规的要求，从而为压敏工业带来了更多的益处。
道康宁严格遵循责任关怀®原则，采取多项措施以持续减少松江工厂的废弃物排放，降低对环境的影响，实现资源回收利用。例如，在整个新建的制造系统中，最大限度地减少有机溶剂的使用，降低了公司的总体碳足迹，同时为客户提供了更环保的无溶剂有机硅离型剂产品。此外，松江工厂还使用了闭路蒸汽回收系统，回收和再利用生产过程中产生的蒸汽，这不但降低了产生额外蒸汽的需求，而且减少了生产基地总体水和能源的消耗。
关于道康宁
道康宁公司(Dowcorning.com.cn)提供增强性能的解决方案，满足全球25,000多家客户的不同需求。作为有机硅，硅基技术和创新领域的全球领导者，道康宁通过Dow Corning® (道康宁)与XIAMETER®品牌提供7,000多种产品和服务。道康宁公司是一家由陶氏化学公司和康宁公司均等持股的合资公司。道康宁一半以上的销售额来自美国以外地区。道康宁的全球业务积极响应美国化学理事会发起的“责任关怀”倡议。该倡议旨在通过一套严格的标准，提高化学产品与工艺流程的安全管理水平。
Dow Corning (Shanghai) Co. Ltd.’s Songjiang Site Ushers in New Era of Advanced Manufacturing
World-class Site Enhances Efficiency for Regional Customers and Bolsters EHS Commitments
Songjiang, Shanghai – Dow Corning (Shanghai) Co. Ltd., a subsidiary of Dow Corning Corporation, a global leader in silicones, silicon-based technology and innovation, today celebrated the completion of its multi-million USD expansion at the Shanghai Songjiang site that marks one of the largest single investments in China’s paper release industry to date. The newly established solventless silicone manufacturing system demonstrates the company’s continued effort to increasing efficiency in the regional supply chain and brings environmental and financial benefits for customers across China and the Asia Pacific region because no solvents are used.
Supported by Mr. Wang Xinkui, Vice Chairman of Shanghai People's Political Consultative Committee; Mr. Zhang Peirong, Songjiang District Vice Governor; William Brekke, Principal Commercial Officer at U.S. Consulate General Shanghai as well as customers in the region and Dow Corning employees, the celebration signifies a key milestone in the company’s development in China and represents Dow Corning’s continued commitment to unleashing the power of silicon as the use of solventless silicone products become a global trend.
“The China market has been a significant contributor to our success and expanding our manufacturing presence allows us to continue innovating and providing tailor-made products and solutions for our customers here,” said Jeremy Burks, Dow Corning Greater China President. “Our solventless silicone system is a great example of the cutting-edge of technology we offer our customers and which also supports our commitment to sustainable and responsible development.”
Since entering the China market in 1973, Dow Corning’s solutions have brought numerous innovations to China. To date, its combined investment in China is more than $2 billion USD and the company’s three major facilities in China - the newly expanded manufacturing Songjiang site that serves as the Asia Specialty Chemicals Hub; Zhangjiagang’s world-class manufacturing facility that is an integral part of China’s largest integrated silicone production site as well as Shanghai’s Dow Corning China Business and Technology Center – are pivotal to providing a complete and complementary local service offering. This fully integrated local supply chain enables customers to benefit from a more reliable supply of locally produced products; a reduced lead time on products’ delivery; and lower costs and a diminished carbon footprint due to reduced trans-ocean freight costs.
“Dow Corning has been operating for nearly seven decades worldwide and our continued success is attributed to our unique global commitment to excellence in customer service wherever we operate,” said Patrick McLeod, Dow Corning Business Vice President, Specialty Chemicals. “With the global industry trend shifting from solvent-based technology toward adopting solventless products, our integrated service in China is perfectly positioned to meet this demand. Furthermore, our local supply and integrated service offering in China allow our regional customers to increase their market segment share and better compete in the world marketplace by enabling them to incorporate innovations into their product lifecycles and production efficiency.”
“Through incorporating highly efficient energy designs and technology and advanced processes for raw material efficiency, we are committed to applying environmental, health and safety (EHS) principles throughout our business so that we can continue contributing to our industry’s sustainable and responsible development.” added McLeod.
The 12-hectare Songjiang site was established in 1997 and was Dow Corning’s first manufacturing plant in China. Serving a number of industries, including beauty care, electronics, construction, paper as well as textile and leather, the site today manufactures products ranging from emulsions to sealants, adhesives and encapsulants. The newly established solventless silicone manufacturing system brings further benefits to the local paper industry. By enabling local manufacturers to incorporate solventless silicone release coating products into their production processes, it makes their production has less impact on the environment while better meeting environmental regulations because of the lack of solvent.
Strictly adhering to the Responsible Care® principles, a number of measures have been adopted to enable Dow Corning to continue minimizing waste, reducing environmental footprint through less use of solvents and recycling resources at the site. For example, the minimization of organic solvent throughout the newly installed manufacturing system has enabled Dow Corning to reduce its overall impact on the environment. A close-loop steam recovery system has also been adopted to recycle and reuse steam generated as part of the production process, which not only decreases the need to generate additional steam, but also reduces overall water and energy consumption on-site.
About Dow Corning
Dow Corning (dowcorning.com) provides performance-enhancing solutions to serve the
diverse needs of more than 25,000 customers worldwide. A global leader in silicones,
silicon-based technology and innovation, Dow Corning offers more than 7,000 products
and services via the company’s Dow Corning® and XIAMETER® brands. Dow Corning is equally owned by The Dow Chemical Company and Corning, Incorporated. More than half of Dow Corning’s annual sales are outside the United States. Dow Corning’s global operations adhere to the American Chemistry Council’s Responsible Care® initiative, a stringent set of standards designed to advance the safe and secure management of chemical products and processes.
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