YPF and Dow Argentina signed a cooperation agreement to share good business practices, improve the knowledge on ...
YPF and Dow Argentina signed a cooperation agreement to share good business practices, improve the knowledge on work teams and develop synergies that strengthen the current links between both companies.
The signing of the agreement was developed in YPF’s offices, in Buenos Aires. The event was attended by the President of Dow Argentina, Gastón Remy; the Vice-President of Downstream of YPF, Carlos Alfonsi; the Vice-President of Human Resources of YPF, Fernando Dasso, and the Director of Human Resources of Dow Argentina, Florencia Castleton, among other authorities.
The agreement includes the exchange of top performing professionals from different areas, which shall enable their development by expanding their knowledge and adding new and innovative techniques.
During the first phase, which started in August and is ending on this month, YPF professionals go to Dow facilities in Bahía Blanca. The second stage, planned from February to June 2017, Dow will be sending its work teams to YPF to work together in projects linked to Downstream and Upstream.
This initiative places YPF and Dow at the avant-garde of the latest human resources trends, by establishing a new paradigm that aims to share talents.
The alliance strengthens a solid commercial relationship that has been going on for decades between both companies, which are also successfully developing a joint venture of shale gas at El Orejano and have participation in Compañía Mega.
About YPF
It is the main producer of hydrocarbon of Argentina. It represents over 43% of the entire production of the country and 50% of the national refining. It employs 74,000 people, both in directly and indirectly. It owns three strategically localized refineries in the country and has a network of over 1,500 service stations. It supplies close to 58% of the gas demand and 60% of the diesel oil demand.
About Dow Argentina
Dow has been in Argentina for 57 years. It employs 3,800 people in the country – 1,500 direct employees and 2,300 contractors- in its 5 productive facilities in Bahía Blanca, Zárate and Colón (Buenos Aires province); San Lorenzo and Venado Tuerto (Santa Fe province), and its HQ in Buenos Aires City. It also has three Research and Development centers. Dow Argentina produces productive goods for 18 industrial sectors, including food, automobile, personal care, electrical appliances, agroindustry, construction and bottling, among others. To get additional information, visit www.dowargentina.com.ar
