A few weeks ago, I shared the news that Midland had been selected as the site to manufacture Dow Chemical’s revolutionary new PowerHouse solar shingles.  This week, Dow announced it will partner with the Oak Ridge National Laboratory on a new Center of Energy Excellence to produce carbon fibers for use in the wind-energy sector.  Dow Kokam also announced this week that it will proceed with Phase II of a project to manufacture lithium-ion battery packs in Midland. Together, the Dow projects are expected to create thousands of new Michigan jobs.

We have worked hard to make Michigan the clean-energy capital of North America and focused our initiatives to grow alternative-energy sectors such as solar, wind and advanced batteries. Dow’s decisions to locate these facilities here demonstrate that our investments in green, clean-energy manufacturing are creating jobs and helping Michigan transition to a new 21st century economy.

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