Dow Chemical Company is set to open its new Eastern Canada Regional Sales Centre in Toronto on Thursday.
The firm has invited key strategic customers and Canadian government officials to attend the official ribbon cutting ceremony tomorrow.
“This facility is a declaration of our ambition to lead with innovation and collaboration to shape the most innovative, customer centric, inclusive and sustainable materials science company in the world,” said Andrew Liveris, chairman and chief executive officer of Dow. “The future Dow is putting customers at the centre of what we do, to understand their ideas, their needs and how they want to work with us in this dynamic region of Eastern Canada. We want to sit with them at the design table locally at their facilities and here in our new Toronto centre to create value together.”
The Regional Sales centre will serve as a strategic commercial hub for Dow in Eastern Canada, in a move which the company claims will improve its customer experience and help foster co-innovation with clients during a time when the Canadian economy is rapidly expanding.
“I want to congratulate Dow for expanding its Canadian footprint to Toronto. Opening this new regional sales centre shows the dynamism of Canada as a market for materials science and chemistry solutions. It is also a testament to the strategic trade relationship between Canada, Mexico and the United States,” said The Honorable François-Philippe Champagne, Canada’s minister of International Trade. “This time of integrated investment – bringing together Dow’s American manufacturing with Canadian innovation – demonstrates the value of NAFTA as a means to leverage supply chains for the best possible commercial environment. I wish Dow the best with their endeavors, and look forward to our continued partnership to expand trade between our nations.”
Dow also operates two manufacturing sites in Ontario. The company has long-term roots in Alberta where it opened its head Canadian office in 1942. Post Dow’s separation from DowDuPont in the first quarter of 2019, the company will have approximately 850 employees in Canada.
“Dow’s growth in Canada demonstrates the strength of our partnership,” said Canadian Ambassador to the United States, David McNaughton. “Combining American and Canadian innovation is an unparalleled opportunity for growth, in our bilateral partnership and for North America’s competitiveness in the global economy.”
