Dow Epoxy

Dow Increases Epoxy Resin Prices in North America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, India and Pakistan

Midland, MI - August 02, 2006

Dow Epoxy, a business unit of The Dow Chemical Company (“Dow”), has announced list and off-list price increases for D.E.N.™ epoxy novolac resins and D.E.R.™ liquid, liquid blend, solid and solid solution epoxy resin products.

The increases, effective September 1, 2006, or as contract terms allow, apply to the following regions: North America, Europe (Western Europe, Eastern Europe and Turkey), the Middle East, Africa, India and Pakistan.

  • North America: Prices will rise by $0.06 per pound for D.E.R. liquid, liquid blend, solid and solid solution epoxy resins and by $0.08 per pound for D.E.N. epoxy novolac resins.


  • Europe: Prices will rise by €120 per metric ton for D.E.R. liquid, liquid blend, solid and solid solution epoxy resins and by €150 per metric ton for D.E.N. epoxy novolac resins.


  • Middle East, Africa, India and Pakistan: Prices will rise by US$150 per metric ton for D.E.R. liquid, liquid blend, solid and solid solution epoxy resins and by US$180 per metric ton for D.E.N. epoxy novolac resins.

The increases are in addition to all those previously announced in the affected regions. This most recent pricing action is driven by volatile raw material costs and tight supply and demand conditions, globally.

Customers interested in learning more about the price increases should contact their local Dow sales representative. For more information about epoxy resins from Dow, please visit www.dowepoxy.com, www.epoxyavenue.com or call the Customer Information Group (CIG) at 1-800-441-4369 (North America) or 1-989-832-1560 from other global regions.

About The Dow Chemical Company

Dow is a diversified chemical company that harnesses the power of science and technology to improve living daily. The Company offers a broad range of innovative products and services to customers in more than 175 countries, helping them to provide everything from fresh water, food and pharmaceuticals to paints, packaging and personal care products. Built on a commitment to its principles of sustainability, Dow has annual sales of $46 billion and employs 42,000 people worldwide. References to "Dow" or the "Company" mean The Dow Chemical Company and its consolidated subsidiaries unless otherwise expressly noted.


For Editorial Information:

David Cameron
Dow Epoxy
989-636-3369

Brendan Magnus
Gibbs & Soell
212-697-2600