05-23-2013, 11:55 AM
Mike Kieran Wrote:True on the cans Larry. I should have said can stock. Plastic cans can come in box cars though. Pigments can be sent in covered hoppers though. We're talking a big paint operation here. I was told by someone that worked at Dow Chemical in Delaware that it received a lot of it's paint ingredients by rail. I wish that I can double check with him, but he's no longer with us.
Try contacting DOW's public relations manager. Every outfit has one, and it's their job to field questions from the public. You can probably do it over the 'net.