Buffalo Grove, IL - May 02, 2005

ANGUS Chemical Company, the leading manufacturer of nitroalkane-based chemicals, has streamlined its North America and Canada Distribution network for its specialty chemical products portfolio.

The changes, effective July 1, 2005, provide a network of specialty Distributors best able to service the needs of customers in North America.

"Our effort to streamline our distribution network is aimed at making it easier for our customers to do business with us," said Mike Lewis, ANGUS North American distribution manager. "Our knowledgeable distribution network will handle sales, marketing, customer service and order fulfillment for US and Canadian customers with smaller purchase quantities and special service requirements, allowing our direct sales team to focus on developmental efforts with new products."

The revised Distribution network is broken down as follows:

Distributor	Coverage Area	Website
Ashland Chemical	Entire US	www.ashchem.com
Barton Solvents	Midwestern States	www.barsol.com
E.T. Horn	Western States	www.ethorn.com
M.F. Cachat	Upper Midwest/Great Lakes States	www.mfcachat.com
Monson	Northeastern States	www.monsonco.com
Lintech	Southeastern and Gulf States	www.2lintech.com
SeaLand Chemical	Entire US (Metalworking Fluids only)	www.sealandchem.com
Univar Canada/Stochem	Canada	www.univarcanada.com www.stochem.com

Aligned as a market-focused, solutions-driven specialty chemicals business, ANGUS is a wholly owned subsidiary of The Dow Chemical Company. ANGUS develops and delivers nitroalkane-based solutions to our customers for applications in latex paints, mineral slurries, metalworking fluids, water treatment, biological buffers, solvents and thinners, wood adhesives, pharmaceutical & agricultural intermediates, SBR latex shortstops, fuel additives and personal care and household products.

Further information on ANGUS Chemical Company is available on the Internet at www.angus.com.

For Editorial Information:

Louise Falp
ANGUS Chemical Company
(847) 808-3771