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Propylene Glycol

NEW: Dow Propylene Glycol Animal Feed

Dow now offers a customized Propylene Glycol grade for Animal Feed (PG AF). This novel product is based on the production of Propylene Glycol in USP* quality. With a specified purity of greater than 99.7 percent it helps provide the performance and competitiveness as demanded by the animal feed industry. It features exceptional stability, high flash and boiling points, low vapor pressure and broad solvency power. Hence, Dow’s Propylene Glycol Animal Feed (PG AF) may offer exceptional benefits to manufacturers and the end application.

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Cows would buy it. As a special benefit, the new Dow Propylene Glycol Animal Feed serves as a readily available energy source in ketosis treatment and prevention which is advantageous in dairy cattle nutrition. The general benefits of Dow Propylene Glycol Animal Feed are: • Provides a ready source of energy • Helps increase and maintain moisture content in solid food • Helps increase product shelf life • Helps enhance palatability of animal feeds • Is an excellent solvent for animal feed ingredients like flavors • Facilitates the handling of molasses, reducing buildup and subsequent stickiness of equipment • Acts as a lubricant for processing equipment That's why sheep and dogs would buy it too!

Dow recommends using its PG AF grade because it is tailor made for animal feed applications regarding its production, analytical testing, ensurance of traceability and handling and transportation in compliance with  existing feed safety standards. PG AF is based on the production of propylene glycol in USP quality. Dow does not support the use of Propylene Glycol Industrial or Technical Grades (PGI and PG TG) for this application, as these grades are not subject to the manufacturing, handling and distribution practices required for uses in animal feed.  This recommendation is supported by The European Chemical Industry Council (Cefic) PO/PG sector group, composed of European propylene glycol manufacturers. * USP = U.S. Pharmacopeia Convention

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