Commemorates 12-Year Partnership with Ducab, Region's Leading Cable Manufacturer

Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE) - February 08, 2010 - Dow Wire & Cable, a business unit of The Dow Chemical Company, today announced that it will showcase its leading portfolio of materials and technology solutions for medium, high and extra-high voltage power cables at the 2010 Middle East Electricity Exhibition (MEEE), scheduled to be held from February 9 - 11, 2010 at the Dubai International Exhibition Center.

Power cable manufacturers as well as transmission and distribution utilities can meet Dow Wire & Cable's team of experts at booth #7F20 for an update on product innovations and developments.  

Dow Wire & Cable is also pleased to commemorate its successful 12-year partnership with Ducab, the Middle East's leading provider of low, medium and high voltage cables of up to 132 kV. Ducab laid their first medium voltage TR-XLPE cable with Dow TR-XLPE products in 1998 with the inauguration of their first CCV line. This was followed by a second line inaugurated in 2002. To date, thousands of kilometers of high quality cables have been supplied by Ducab to some of the most prestigious landmark projects in the region. 

Dow and Ducab will host a joint seminar - "A Value Chain Approach to Long Lasting Cable Life Cycle" - on February 9, 2010 from 12:00 to 13:00 in Seminar Room 4.2 outside Hall 4. Dow and Ducab will share their insights on the elevating standards of cable manufacturing and material selection to help produce cables with enhanced longevity, reliability and lower lifetime system cost.

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About Dow Wire & Cable
Dow Wire & Cable, a business unit of The Dow Chemical Company, is a leading global provider of products, technology, solutions and expertise that the power industry can count on for reliability, longevity, efficiency, ease of installation and protection in the transmission, distribution and consumption of power, voice and data. Understanding that good relationships are essential to success, Dow Wire & Cable works together with cable makers, utilities, municipalities, testing institutes and other organizations around the world to develop solutions and create mutual value that will sustain the industry for years to come. For more information, visit www.dowinside.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 and Egypt 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 nearly 15 years, Dow and Petrochemical Industries Company K.S.C. (PIC) of Kuwait have shared one successful milestone after another, partnering on five 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 manufacturing complex and industrial value park in Ras Tanura. From the entrepreneurship initiatives of Young Arab Leaders to the new Dow Middle East 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. References to "Dow" or the "Company" mean The Dow Chemical Company and its consolidated subsidiaries unless otherwise expressly noted. For more information about Dow in the Middle East, please visit www.dowmiddleeast.com.

About Ducab
Ducab is jointly owned by the Governments of Dubai and Abu Dhabi (50% each) and has one of the most modern manufacturing units in the region. It occupies an area of 590,000 square meters of land in Jebel Ali, Dubai and nearly 330,000 square meters in Mussafah, Abu Dhabi spread over 2 factories. Today, Ducab produces over 110,000 copper tones equivalent of low voltage, medium and high voltage cables, emerging as the leader and the first choice of prestigious customers in the Middle East. Ducab's product range covers High Voltage cables up to 132kV, Ducab Powerplus Medium Voltage cables up to 33kV, Low Voltage power cables, control & auxiliary, wiring and lead-sheathed cables, Ducab-Smokemaster, Low Smoke and Fume cables, and Ducab-FR (Fire Resistance Cables), cable accessories and Ducab connect (Connectors & Tooling) , as well as copper rod that Ducab manufacture in their own copper rod plant..

For more information about Ducab, please visit www.ducab.com

For editorial information:
Mira Meghdessian
Public Affairs Manager, Middle East & Africa
The Dow Chemical Company
t +971.4.312.3635
mmeghdessian@dow.com  

Reuven Proença or Anan Ibrahim
Weber Shandwick
t +971 4 3210 077
dow@ws-mena.com

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