Guangzhou, China - May 09, 2011

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The Dow Chemical Company (“Dow”) today announced its plans to exhibit at Chinaplas 2011, Asia’s number one plastics and rubber trade fair, which will be held from 17 to 20 May. Chinaplas 2011 will provide Dow with the ideal platform to showcase its technology and product solutions that provide customers with opportunities for differentiation, growth and success in existing and emerging markets around the world. Dow will also be showcasing its commitment to provide sustainable solutions to customers at Chinaplas.

Dow’s Presence at Chinaplas

Held at the China Import & Export Fair at Pazhou Complex in Guangzhou, Dow’s booth at Chinaplas will be located at Hall 10.2, stand number: 10.2E41 at the Chemicals and Raw Materials Zone. Themed “Think Solutions, Think Dow”, Dow will be showcasing its sustainable solutions for key market segments such as food & specialty packaging, health & hygiene, industrial & consumer packaging, durables & consumer goods and transportation as well as new products and technology. Dow’s latest innovative products, created based on Dow’s global technology expertise, provides customers with opportunities to achieve new possibilities of performance or applications, fulfilling the industry need for products with reduced weight, increased strength, and faster processing with potential lower costs, resulting in cost efficiency throughout the entire value chain.

Sustainability at Dow

In line with Dow's commitment to help create a sustainable world, Dow will be showcasing at Chinaplas 2011 a variety of sustainable solutions. Dow understands that sustainability is not just about minimizing resource use (footprint) – but also about the performance attributes or value created by a product. By 2015, 10 percent of Dow’s sales will be from products that will be highly advantaged by sustainable chemistry. Dow’s innovative technologies, created by some of the world’s best scientists and engineers at the Dow Research and Development Centre, ensure that Dow is always working toward using resources more efficiently while providing value to customers and stakeholders by delivering solutions to meet customer needs and thus enhancing the quality of life of current and future generations.

About Dow

Dow combines the power of science and technology with the “Human Element” to passionately innovate what is essential to human progress. The Company connects chemistry and innovation with the principles of sustainability to help address many of the world's most challenging problems such as the need for clean water, renewable energy generation and conservation, and increasing agricultural productivity. Dow's diversified industry-leading portfolio of specialty chemical, advanced materials, agrosciences and plastics businesses delivers a broad range of technology-based products and solutions to customers in approximately 160 countries and in high growth sectors such as electronics, water, energy, coatings and agriculture. In 2010, Dow had annual sales of $53.7 billion and employed approximately 50,000 people worldwide. The Company's more than 5,000 products are manufactured at 188 sites in 35 countries across the globe. References to "Dow" or the "Company" mean The Dow Chemical Company and its consolidated subsidiaries unless otherwise expressly noted. More information about Dow can be found at www.dow.com.

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Chua, Mavis
The Dow Chemical Company
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