Dow Announces Price Increase for Propylene Oxide and Propylene Glycols

Midland, MI - September 30, 2005

The Dow Chemical Company ("Dow") will increase its prices by $0.08 per pound in the Americas and the Caribbean for propylene oxide and propylene glycols, effective October 15, 2005.

The products to which this price increase applies are: propylene oxide (PO), propylene glycol industrial grade (PGI), propylene glycol USP/EP grade (PG USP/EP), dipropylene glycol grade (DPG), dipropylene glycol LO+ grade (DPG LO+), tripropylene glycol regular grade (TPG), and tripropylene glycol acrylate grade (TPG Ag).

For more information about propylene glycols, visit www.dowpg.com.

About The Dow Chemical Company
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.


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