OPTIMAL was formed through an alliance of two strong corporate partners. Both PETRONAS and Dow brought their individual strength to the partnership:

Petroliam Nasional Berhad (Petronas)	The Dow Chemical Company (DOW)
Low cost and excellent infrastructure facilities	World-class technologies
Strong local presence	A global market presence
Competitive petrochemical feedstock and raw materials	An established distribution chain in the region

Amongst the world-class manufacturing technologies and processes adopted from Dow are:

• Linde's Olefins technology, a world scale Olefins cracker with ethane and propane feedstock flexibility.

• The METEOR™ Ethylene Oxide/Glycol Process technology from Dow, the most advanced, efficient and cost competitive process for the production of Mono-Ethylene Glycol (MEG), Di-Ethylene Glycol (DEG) and highly purified Ethylene Oxide (EO) for Derivatives.

• Dow's Oxo-Process, recognised as the leading process for the production of Oxo-Alcohols such as Butanol and Isobutanol.

• Dow's Ethylene Oxide Derivatives technology that produces high quality Performance Chemicals.

The Logo History Competitive Advantage World Class Facilities

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