Midland, MI - December 14, 2005

Effective December 14, 2005, the 100% allocation that has been in place for Dow Low Temperature Thermal Fluids since Hurricane Katrina is being removed. Customers may now purchase typical volume requirements.

The allocation has been removed on the following products:

AMBITROL™ CN Coolant
AMBITROL FL Coolant
AMBITROL NTC Coolant
AMBITROL NTF 50 Coolant

DOWFROST™ Heat Transfer Fluid
DOWFROST HD Heat Transfer Fluid
DOWFROST MI Heat Transfer Fluid
DOWFROST RV INHIBITED PROP Heat Transfer Fluid

DOWTHERM 4000 DYED Heat Transfer Fluid
DOWTHERM IG Heat Transfer Fluid
DOWTHERM SR-1 Heat Transfer Fluid

NORKOOL™ Industrial Coolant
NORKOOL DIL SLH Industrial Coolant

UCAR™ FOOD FREEZE DILUTE 40-C Heat Transfer Fluid
UCAR INHIBITOR 1216
UCAR SYSTEM CLEANER
UCAR INHIBITOR 268
UCAR PROTHERM™ Heat Transfer Fluid
UCAR™ THERMOFLUID-18 Heat Transfer Fluid
UCAR TRITHERM™ Heat Transfer Fluid
UCARTHERM™ 40C DYE Heat Transfer Fluid
UCARTHERM™ PM6141 DYE Heat Transfer Fluid

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.

For additional information on Dow's Heat Transfer Fluids business customers should contact the Dow Customer Information Group at 1-800-447-4369 (U.S. and Canada) or 1-989-832-1560 (from other global regions). Additional information can be found on the Dow website at http://www.dow.com/heattrans/

For Editorial Information:

Holly LaRose-Roenicke
The Dow Chemical Company
(989) 638-7703