Horgen, Switzerland - March 17, 2008

Effective April 1st, 2008, or as contract terms allow, Dow Europe GmbH will increase prices in Europe, India, Middle East and Africa for all grades of its AFFINITY™ Polyolefin Plastomers, ENGAGE™ Polyolefin Elastomers and VERSIFY™ Plastomers and Elastomers by 120 Euro per metric ton.

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