Dow Announces Price Increase for Propylene Oxide/Propylene Glycols

Midland, MI - August 08, 2006

The Dow Chemical Company (“Dow”) will increase prices for propylene oxide (PO), propylene glycol industrial grade (PGI), propylene glycol pharmaceutical grade (PG USP/EP), dipropylene glycol regular grade (DPG), dipropylene glycol
LO+ grade (DPG LO+), tripropylene glycol regular grade (TPG) and tripropylene glycol acrylate grade (TPG AG) by $0.05/lb. in the Americas and the Caribbean, effective September 1, 2006.

Dow offers propylene oxide, monopropylene glycol (MPG), dipropylene glycol (DPG) and tripropylene glycol (TPG) globally. For more information about propylene glycols, visit www.DowPG.com.

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