CMIT/MIT Introduction Further Enhances Dow Biocides Product Portfolio Leadership
Investment Strengthens Dow Biocides’ Position in China for Long-Term Growth

Shanghai, China - November 16, 2005

As the global industry leader, Dow Biocides, a business unit of The Dow Chemical Company, is introducing CMIT/MIT (5-chloro-2-methyl-4-isothiazolin-3-one), one of the world's most largely used preservatives, into its product portfolio to further expand its product offering and provide customers with a variety of enhanced products and solutions for the paints and coatings industry. Manufactured in China, and initially launched to the Chinese market, CMIT/MIT allows Dow Biocides to offer a complete solutions package for in-can preservation and hygiene control.

"The CMIT/MIT product introduction combined with manufacturing capability in China is a truly exciting development for Dow Biocides. The additional product solutions provide us with greater ability to meet customer needs while local manufacturing capability positions our business for long-term growth in China," said Mark Henning, general manager, Dow Biocides. "China is a very important market for Dow Biocides. We are committed to making investments for future progress in the biocides industry and offering our Chinese customers quality local sourcing of Dow Biocides products and technology."

The CMIT/MIT products will be available as CANGUARD™ CM14 preservative and CANGUARD CM1P5 preservative. While initially launched in China, CMIT/MIT will become available around the world as individual country regulatory approvals are granted.

"We have the broadest number of actives in combination with employee expertise to develop formulations, as well as technology such as TAUNOVATE^SM high throughput testing to help optimize formulations for our customers in the Chinese coatings industry," said Mark Saurin, global marketing manager for paints and coatings, Dow Biocides. "And most importantly, we're local. We have dedicated experts on the ground in China who can quickly react to local issues and help develop the solutions to solve our customers' problems."

Products from Dow Biocides for the paints and coatings market prevent microbial degradation by microorganisms in paint defoamers, coalescing agents, dispersants, stabilizers, thickening agents, and other ingredients incorporated into paint materials. Other Dow Biocides products used in paints and coatings include DOWICIL™ QK-20 antimicrobial, CANGUARD BIT preservative, BIOBAN™ antimicrobial and AMICAL™ preservative.

In addition, TAUNOVATE high-throughput microbiological testing capabilities help customers contain biocide treatment costs while achieving optimal operational performance. Available globally, TAUNOVATE screening techniques are a key method Dow provides to customers for quick, accurate and cost-effective analysis of formulation challenges to ensure optimal preservation solutions.

For global biocides solutions in application technology, challenge testing, regulatory compliance, process chemistry and operations excellence, think Dow Biocides. Boasting the largest and most diverse product portfolio combined with a range of registrations unparalleled in the industry, Dow Biocides is committed to providing answers to just about every type of microbial challenge and system requirement across a wide range of markets around the world.

Dow is a leader in science and technology, providing innovative chemical, plastic and agricultural products and services to many essential consumer markets. With annual sales of $40 billion, Dow serves customers in 175 countries and a wide range of markets that are vital to human progress: food, transportation, health and medicine, personal and home care, and building and construction, among others. Committed to the principles of sustainable development, Dow and its 43,000 employees seek to balance economic, environmental and social responsibilities. References to "Dow" or the "Company" mean The Dow Chemical Company and its consolidated subsidiaries unless otherwise expressly noted.

More information on Dow Biocides is available on the Internet at www.dowbiocides.com

For Editorial Information:

Louise Falp
Dow Biocides
(847) 808-3771


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