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Dow to Share Strategy for Performance Excellence at Kuwait Six Sigma

Kuwait City, Kuwait - May 22, 2011 - The Dow Chemical Company (Dow) will be participating at the Kuwait Six Sigma 'A Breakthrough Strategy for Performance Excellence' conference. The conference will be held in the Crown Plaza hotel in Kuwait on the 29^th to the 30^th of May 2011.

Dow executives will be at the core of the event, joining their industry peers in discussions on superior business management strategy. Kevin McCarron, the Six Sigma Service Leader for Dow , will be giving a key note speech, presenting "Driving Business Success: Lessons Learned from Dow 's Six Sigma Journey". The presentation will provide highlights of Dow 's process capability deployment at various stages and thought provoking insight to be considered at each stage. There will also be a round-table panel discussion in which the speakers will present another round of short presentations.

"Competitiveness, profitability and quality are elements that are vital to the success of a business. Six Sigma is a methodology, tool set, and mindset that accelerates the implementation of business strategies, contributing greatly to business success, and increasing a company's rate of improvement in quality and productivity." said Kevin McCarron, Six Sigma Service Leader for Dow . "We are excited to be part of the Kuwait Six Sigma event, to share our strategies and success stories, and discover how other companies have applied their unique approaches."

Dow is applying Six Sigma in order to improve current operations and develop innovative new solutions. An important aspect of Dow 's commitment is a focus on applying the power of Six Sigma to increase customer satisfaction to establish an unprecedented level of customer loyalty. The desired outcome is unparalleled business excellence.

"At Dow , our business processes have always been in alignment with the Six Sigma's principles. Minimizing waste, delivering high quality products and ensuring customer satisfaction are only a few of the elements that shape our company," said Jamel Attal, Managing Director, Kuwait. "We believe in this program and are happy to see this conference taking place in Kuwait and to be able to share our experience and expertise in such a forum."

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About Dow
Dow (NYSE: Dow ) combines the power of science and technology with the "Human Element" 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 2010, Dow had annual sales of $53.7 billion and employed approximately 50,000 people worldwide. The Company's more than 5,000 products are manufactured at 188 sites in 35 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.

About Dow in the Middle East
Dow has a longstanding relationship with the Middle East beginning with the establishment of manufacturing and commercial facilities in the United Arab Emirates more than 30 years ago. Since then, Dow has established a solid presence in the Middle East petrochemicals industry, partnering with leading regional companies to set up state-of-the-art petrochemical complexes across the region. For 15 years, Dow and Petrochemical Industries Company K.S.C. (PIC) of Kuwait have shared one successful milestone after another, partnering on six industry-leading joint ventures. Saudi Aramco and Dow are in the formation process of a joint venture to build, own and operate a world-scale integrated chemicals complex in the Eastern Province of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. From the entrepreneurship initiatives of Young Arab Leaders to the new Dow Middle East and Africa R&D Center at the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology in Saudi Arabia, Dow actively supports the social and economic aspirations of the communities where it operates. For more information about Dow in the Middle East, please visit: www.dowmiddleeast.com

For editorial information:
Sager Albenali
The Dow Chemical Company
t +965.229.7944
Albenali@dow.com

Nisreen Sarryeh
Weber Shandwick
t +971.4.321.0077
dow@ws-mena.com

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