Horgen, Switzerland - August 15, 2008

Dow Europe GmbH is announcing a price increase across the Europe, India, Middle East and Africa regions for polyethylene resins. Effective September 1, 2008, or as contract terms allow, Dow Europe will increase prices by 50 Euros per metric ton for all grades of its low-density polyethylene (LDPE), linear low-density polyethylene (LLDPE) and high-density polyethylene (HDPE) resins.

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