Dow Announces Price Increase on Low Temperature Thermal Fluids

Midland, MI - November 01, 2005

Effective December 1, 2005, The Dow Chemical Company is announcing an increase on list and off-list prices for all Low Temperature Thermal Fluids†. The increase will apply to the following product families and will include all concentrates and solutions. Prices for cleaners, degreasers and inhibitors will not change.

DOWTHERM* heat transfer fluids		DOWFROST* heat transfer fluid
UCAR™ HTF inhibitors		UCARTHERM™ ethylene-glycol heat transfer fluid
AMBITROL* coolants		NORKOOL™ coolants
PROTHERM™ propylene-glycol coolants		FOODFREEZE™ heat transfer fluids

The price increase amounts will apply based on product concentration levels as outlined below:

Concentration	100%	60%	55%	50%	45%	40%	35%	30%	25%
Increase $/gallon	$1.00	$.60	$.55	$.50	$.45	$.40	$.35	$.30	$.25

"We continue to experience unprecedented increases in raw material costs as oil and natural gas drive our key raw material costs higher every day," said Pete Pendergast, Marketing Manager-Americas, for Low Temperature Thermal Fluids. "We must implement these increases in order to offset the rising costs to manufacture and transport our products and remain a strong and reliable supplier."

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.

For additional information on Dow's Heat Transfer Fluids business customers should contact the Dow Customer Information Group at 1-800-447-4369 (U.S. and Canada) or 1-989-832-1560 (from other global regions). Additional information can be found on the Dow website at http://www.dow.com/heattrans/

®™^* Trademark of The Dow Chemical Company ("Dow") or an affiliated company of Dow
† The price for DOWFROST RV fluid will increase by US$0.05 per pound.

For Editorial Information:

Holly LaRose-Roenicke
The Dow Chemical Company
(989) 638-7703