Cary, NC - March 14, 2008

Dow Coating Solutions, a market-facing business of The Dow Chemical Company, is increasing the list and off-list prices of its acrylic emulsion products.

Effective April 1, 2008, for all North American customers, Dow will increase the price by US$0.04 / wet pound for all UCAR™ acrylic, UCAR styrene acrylic, and NEOCAR™ acrylic latexes.

This increases applies to all market segments, including architectural and industrial coatings, construction products, adhesives and sealants, and traffic coatings.

This action is precipitated by escalating raw material prices, particularly oil, all of which significantly impact the manufacture of these latex products.

Your local Dow Coating Solutions sales professional will be contacting you to discuss the price increase.

About Dow Coating Solutions

Dow Coating Solutions is a market-facing business unit of The Dow Chemical Company that focuses on the needs of coatings formulators and the coatings market. The business relies on many of Dow’s valuable assets, including multiple product chemistries, a highly-trained coatings R&D staff and an unparalleled global supply infrastructure, to offer product-agnostic solutions to coatings formulators worldwide. For additional information, please visit www.dowcoatingsolutions.com.

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For Editorial Information:

Nadine Keutzer
The Dow Chemical Company
(919) 469-6738

Mike Crisp
(864) 525-9307