Midland, MI - June 02, 2008

The Dow Chemical Company announced today a global price increase of 15% for vinylbenzyl chloride (VBC). The increase will be effective July 1, 2008, or as permitted by contracts.

About VBC

VBC is used in the synthesis of specialty monomers and polymers and can be polymerized or chemically modified to produce the desired final product. It can be homopolymerized or copolymerized using solution, suspension, ionic, mass, emulsion, and other specialized techniques. VBC can also allow attachment of functional groups before or after polymerization. VBC, also known as chloromethyl styrene (CMS), consists of a polymerizable double bond and a benzylic chloride group. Reactions on the chloromethyl group can be carried out before or after polymerization. VBC can also be reacted with primary, secondary, and tertiary amines, and many other nucelophiles. VBC has been used to create products with a variety of structures such as films, beads, coatings, and many more.

Dow is a leader in the production and sale of VBC. For more information about VBC contact Dow’s Customer Information Group (CIG) at +1-800-441-4369 (U.S. and Canada) or +1-989-832-1426 from other regions. Or, visit www.dow.com/specialtymonomers/ for further product information.

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For Editorial Information:

Leslie Hatfield
The Dow Chemical Company
1-989-638-8666