Dow Electrical & Telecommunications announces price increase

Wednesday, May 30, 2012

Effective July 1, 2012, Dow Electrical and Telecommunications will increase the prices of its products. The detail for grades in the
US and Canada are as follows:

All Power and Telecom Jacketing Grades will increase $0.06 per pound.

All Medium and High Voltage Insulation Compounds will increase $ 0.09 per pound.

All Semicon and Shield Compounds will increase $0.09 per pound.

All Specialties including our UNIGARD™ and UNIPURGE™ product lines will increase $0.12 per pound.

All other grades not included in the above categories will increase $0.12 per pound.

Customers have been informed of this necessary action. Further details are being communicated to customers by local Dow Electrical and Telecommunications account executives. Trademark of The Dow Chemical Company (“Dow”) or an affiliated company of Dow

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Dow (NYSE: DOW) combines the power of science and technology to passionately innovate what is essential to human progress. The Company connects chemistry and innovation with the principles of sustainability to help address many of the world's most challenging problems such as the need for clean water, renewable energy generation and conservation, and increasing agricultural productivity. Dow's diversified industry-leading portfolio of specialty chemical, advanced materials, agrosciences and plastics businesses delivers a broad range of technology-based products and solutions to customers in approximately 160 countries and in high growth sectors such as electronics, water, energy, coatings and agriculture. In 2011, Dow had annual sales of $60 billion and employed approximately 52,000 people worldwide. The Company's more than 5,000 products are manufactured at 197 sites in 36 countries across the globe. References to "Dow" or the "Company" mean The Dow Chemical Company and its consolidated subsidiaries unless otherwise expressly noted. More information about Dow can be found at www.dow.com.

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