Dow Water Solutions to Unveil New Technology at Singapore International Water Week

Advances enable cost reductions in desalination applications

Edina, MN - June 18, 2008

Dow Water Solutions, a business unit of The Dow Chemical Company and its consolidated subsidiaries, is continuing to take a lead position in the global water industry and will showcase new technologies for reverse osmosis (RO) seawater desalination, home water drinking, ion exchange, ultrafiltration and electrodeionization during Singapore International Water Week's Water Expo at the Suntec Convention Center, Singapore, June 24 - 26, 2008. Dow will also review the performance of developmental 16-inch RO membranes for wastewater reclamation, which are being test-piloted in cooperation with the PUB, Singapore's national water agency.

A founding sponsor of the event, Dow will join over 6,000 attendees from the water industry and government organizations. General manager Ian Barbour will present Dow initiatives for affordable, sustainable water desalination technology at a leadership roundtable session. New water technologies from Dow will include products that increase water quality and productivity, enabling significant capital- and operating-cost savings in seawater desalination applications.

"As the world's largest manufacturer of RO membranes, Dow is committed to catalyzing action among corporations, NGOs and government agencies to help solve one of the world's most pressing issues - adequate supply of fresh, accessible potable water," Barbour said.

Dow will address its recent advances in water technology in seminars held at its booth (# K02 Exhibition Hall 401- 404).

Tuesday, June 24, 2008, 2:00 p.m.
Advances in 8-inch Seawater RO membrane technology
Cedella Beazley, global product marketing manager, Dow Water Solutions
 
Tuesday, June 24, 2008, 4:00 p.m.   
Performance of 16-inch RO elements in PUB testing
Alan Chan, Technical Support & Development (TS&D) leader, Dow Water Solutions
 
Wednesday, June 25, 2008 10:30 a.m.
Ultrafiltration technology for desalination and wastewater treatment
Lance Johnson, commercial director, EDI, UF and MBR, Dow Water Solutions
 
Wednesday, June 25, 2008, 2:00 p.m.
Producing high quality water through electrodeionization
By Eric Shao, market development specialist, Dow Water Solutions

About Dow Water Solutions

Dow Water Solutions is a performance-based business unit comprised of leading world-class brands and enabling component technologies designed to advance the science of water purification around the world, including seawater desalination, contaminant removal and water reuse. With more than 1,000 employees worldwide, the business maintains five production facilities globally to manufacture, market and sell reverse osmosis membranes, ion exchange resins, titanium-based arsenic removal media, ultrafiltration, and electrodeionization components. Dow Water Solutions also manufactures, markets and sells premier water purification systems in China. For more information, visit www.dowwatersolutions.com.

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