Midland, MI - August 06, 2007

The Dow Chemical Company will increase the North American list and off-list prices (for distributors) and list prices (for direct customers) of the following TERGITOL^™ Nonylphenol Ethoxylate (NPE) Surfactants effective September 1, 2007, as contracts allow:

POLYGLYCOLS AND SURFACTANTS PRICING GRID (US $ Per Pound)

Product	Grade	09-01-07 Price Increase/Pound
TERGITOL™	NP-4 through NP-40 (100% Actives)	$.02/lb List/Off-List
TERGITOL™	NP-30, 40, 50, 55, 70 (70% Actives)	$.02/lb List/Off-List
TRITON™	N-57, VK-1	$.02/lb List/Off-List

These price increases are driven by strong demand and persistently high raw material costs. 

Background

Specialty surfactants offer a broad range of performance attributes and are niche oriented. They aretypically used when customers require outstanding performance and specific characteristics for their formulations. A customer will often work with a surfactants producer to develop a specific chemistry for end-use applications.

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For Editorial Information:

Harold Nicoll, APR
Communications Leader, The Dow Chemical Company
(989) 636-5162