Protect Your RV, Boat or Pool This Winter: DOWFROST™ RVR Antifreeze Coming To Wal-Mart

Midland, MI - August 25, 2008

The Dow Chemical Company will supply DOWFROST™ RVR seasonal antifreeze to Wal-Mart customers in all 3,800 of its United States stores starting this Labor Day. This is just in time for recreational vehicle, spa, pool, and vacation home owners to prepare for winter temperatures. Sold in convenient, one-gallon containers, DOWFROST™ RVR is a ready-to-use, patent-pending solution that provides protection against water system damage when exposed to freezing temperatures. It is blended with a renewable resource and contains additional proprietary corrosion inhibitors that help prevent rusting of plumbing system components.

DOWFROST™ RVR Is Safer

DOWFROST™ RVR improves user safety when compared to ethylene glycol-based products. It contains traditional USP propylene glycol and corrosion inhibitors, as well as a plant-derived product. DOWFROST™ RVR ingredients are generally regarded as safe, which is important whenever there is a possibility of drinking water contamination or a chance that it is accidentally spilled. This product is biodegradable so that if released into waterways it would be expected to break down without harming aquatic life.

You can feel confident this winter that your boat, motor home, pool, spa or summer house are protected against pipe bursts caused by freezing weather and that the environment is also safer from using DOWFROST™ RVR.

Petroleum Savings

DOWFROST™ RVR offers significant savings of petroleum-based products. Based on early estimates of seasonal demand, over three million pounds of traditional hydrocarbons will be saved from consumption – equal to nearly 250,000 gallons of oil.

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For Editorial Information:

Harold Nicoll
The Dow Chemical Company
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