Chemical Industry

Dow ValuePark Stade

Feb 19, 2015

Site Classification	Key Data
Site Owner Dow Deutschland Anlagengesellschaft mbH Site Operator Dow Deutschland Anlagengesellschaft mbH Full Service (Plug & Play) Yes Fenced/Open Site Fenced R&D Support Yes	Total Site Area 550 hectares (1,359 acres) Total Free Area 100 hectares (247 acres) Number of Permanent Staff 1,650 Number of Companies On-Site 8

Key Benefits for Investors

Infrastructure
- Direct access to deep water harbor on river Elbe, close to Kiel Canal connecting North and Baltic Sea
- All modes of transportation: rail connection with loading facilities on-site, proximity to freeway, link to ethylene pipeline grid
- Salt caverns for gas storage
- Power generation on-site with connection to public HV power grid
- Partnership with Dow as world scale chemical company
Raw Materials On-Site
- Acetone, allylchloride, bisphenol A, caustic, carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, chlorine, chloroform, epichlorohydrin, epoxy resins, ethylene, formaldehyde, gylcerine (synth.), hydrochloric acid, hydrogen, methanol, methylcellulosics, methylchloride, methylenchloride, phenol, polycarbonate, propylene, propylene oxide, propylene glycol, propylene-glycol-methylether, sodium chloride
Services/Utilities
- Operation and maintenance of production facilities
- Incinerators for solids (rotary kiln), liquids and gases, highly specialized in chlorinated waste
- Waste Water Treatment facilites
- Logistics operations: loading/unloading for ship, rail and road; in bulk, container and drums
- Expertise for mining, gas storage in caverns, pipelines
- Engineering and analytic services
- EH&S and permitting services
R&D
- Multidisciplinary teams of researchers in the field of process research and analytical science; Facilities on-site (labs, mini- and pilot-plants)
- Following companies in Stade are potential partners or key industrial players in close distance:
  - Adwen Blades GmbH (wind energy systems)
  - Airbus Deutschland GmbH (Aircraft)
  - Aluminium Oxide Stade GmbH (Aluminium oxide from bauxite)
  - FMC Cheminova Deutschland GmbH (agrochemicals)
  - E.ON (power supply) and other power companies
  - Global Castings Stade GmbH (casting house)
  - Manufacturer of pipe systems and vessels (metal/fiber reinforced plastics)

Target Investors

Companies integrating into or expanding the local value chain:

Users of raw materials like Acetone, Ethylene, Formaldehyde, Methanol, Phenol, Propylene
Consumers of finished products (see below), utilities and by-products like hydrogen, HCl, steam
Producers requiring sophisticated waste treatment or recycling facilities
Utilization of Dow Epoxy and Polyurethane Products and Systems
Activites in CFRP (Carbon Fiber Reinforced Plastics)
High value use of Hydrogen