Wire & Cable

The Dow Chemical Company (Dow) offers a broad range of products and compounds for wire and cable applications. Polyethylene compounds based on LDPE, LLDPE, MDPE or HDPE are used as insulation and jacketing materials for electrical wire and cables and provide a unique combination of:

• Mechanical strength
• Flexibility
• Electrical properties
• Aging stability
• Processability

Crosslinkable compounds are used for the insulation of power cables in order to meet high thermal resistance requirements. Dow's medium, high and extra-high voltage power cable compounds are manufactured with the high purity necessary to achieve the long life required under the influence of high electrical stresses. Power cables typically use LLDPE, MDPE or HDPE for sheathing.

Telecom data insulation and jacketing compounds provide protection for the cable with:

• Excellent processability
• Smooth surface
• Superior ESCR
• Toughness and low temperature performance
• UV stability and high moisture barrier

Polyethylene resins used in telecom cable sheathing applications are typically LDPE or LLDPE.

SI-LINK ™ masterbatch products are based on ethylene-silane addition copolymers and provide:

• Easy extrusion
• Excellent surface quality
• Excellent thermal stability
• High levels of curing

In addition, Dow offers a full complement of semi-conductive compounds (typically XLPE) and flame retardant (FR) products. Advantages of FR products from Dow include:

• Non-halogen or low halogen, flame retardant, thermoplastic products
• Non-halogen or low halogen, flame retardant, crosslinkable products
• High processability and performance with Dow's advanced low-smoke and flame retardant compounds

Dow is the world's leading producer of polyethylene-based wire and cable compounds. Please visit the dedicated website at http://www.dowwireandcable.com.