Horgen, Switzerland - December 07, 2007

Raw material and energy costs related to the production of polyolefins have reached record levels, which do not allow acceptable margins for Dow. At the same time, Dow continues to experience strong demand for polyolefin resins.  Based on these conditions, Dow Europe GmbH is announcing a price increase across the European, Middle Eastern, African and Indian regions for all polyolefin resins.

Effective January 1, 2008, or as contract terms allow, Dow Europe will increase prices by 150 Euro per metric ton for all grades of its AFFINITY™ Polyolefin Plastomers and VERSIFY™ Plastomers and Elastomers.

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