Dow Performance Monomers Announces Price Increase for Acrylic Monomers effective July 1st

Midland, MI - June 15, 2009

The Dow Chemical Company announced today that it will increase the off schedule price in North America and Latin America for Acrylic Monomers effective July 1, 2009, or as contracts allow. The increases are $0.10/lb or $220/MT for Acrylates, Methacrylates and Specialty Monomers.

The company also announced it will increase the off schedule price in Europe and Asia for Acrylates, Methacrylates and Specialty Monomers by $0.03/lb or $70/MT, effective July 1, 2009.

These increases are necessitated by the continuous cost escalation of key raw materials used to manufacture monomer products.

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