Q. How do you prioritize the products for these summaries and your goal timeline?

A. Products are prioritized for this goal according to the following order (subject to change as conditions warrant):

1. Products subject to a deadline in a regulatory program such as those that are a priority under REACH (produced in volumes greater than 1000 tonnes annually); all products subject to an existing European Union or U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) risk assessment; all products on the U.S. Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) Priority List; any substances likely to be subject to authorization under REACH (e.g., carcinogens, mutagens or reproductive toxicants (CMRs), persistent organic pollutants (POPs), persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic compounds (PBTs), compounds that are very Persistent or very Bioaccumulative (vPvB), and Endocrine disruptors).
2. Products produced in volumes greater than or equal to 100 tonnes annually; products sold into applications with greater potential for exposure; or more hazardous products. 
3. The company wants to elevate the priority of a material for other reasons.
4. All products produced and sold in volumes greater than or equal to 1 tonne annually.

It is Dow's intent to complete PSAs for all products that fall into category 1 by year end 2010 and all other products by 2015.