Dow Microbial Control To Spotlight Latest Antimicrobial Innovation For Water Cooling Systems At AWT Annual Convention And Exposition

Dow Microbial Control Experts to Share Insights on How New KATHON 7 TL Solid Antimicrobial Can Help Facilitate Safer, More Convenient Biofilm Control

Dow Microbial Control (DMC), a business group of The Dow Chemical Company, will be showcasing its new, innovative solid form of KATHON Antimicrobial at the upcoming Association of Water Technologies(AWT) Annual Convention and Exposition September 9-12, 2015 in Nashville, Tennessee. DMC North American Customer Application Specialist for Water Treatment, Dr. Brian Corbin, will present Dow’s improved approach for biofilm control for small to medium water treatment systems during a presentation at the conference on September 10.

Recently approved by the United States Environmental Protection Agency, KATHON 7 TL Antimicrobial is the only solid product made with the active ingredients CMIT/MIT (Chloromethyl-methylisothiazolone) on the market. Formulated with 7 percent active ingredient, the solid form and the water soluble protective wrapper provide several advantages to water treatment professionals:

• Easy dosing with a lower risk of exposure than poured liquid products
• Tablets sized for small-to-medium cooling systems
• Easier transportation than bulky liquids
• Less space needed for storage
• Convenient option for slug dosing due to fast dissolution

The easy-to-use tablets facilitate safer handling while reducing the potential for spills, splashes, leaks or drips compared to liquid products, and the concentrated tablet form also reduces service company transportation costs. The tablets are non-reactive with water treatment additives and have low corrosion potential. This new product provides Water Treatment professionals with a convenient new option for microbial control of smaller cooling systems, including systems which have not been treated to-date.

Dow Microbial Control, along with two other Dow businesses – Dow Water & Process Solutions and Dow Oil, Gas & Mining —will be at booth 722 to discuss how their wide-ranging products and technologies can be used to effectively combat some of the more pressing problems water treatment professionals face, including scaling, biofouling, contamination and corrosion.

Technical Presentations (all times noted are Central Daylight Time)*

• An Improved Approach for Biofilm Control in Small to Medium Water Treatment Systems
  • Brian Corbin, Customer Application Specialist, Water – Dow Microbial Control
  • Thursday, September 10, 2:30-3:00 p.m., Broadway Ballroom A-E

Dow Microbial Control to Spotlight Latest Antimicrobial Innovation for Water Cooling Systems at AWT Annual Convention

• Evaluation of the Thermal Stability of Antiscalants for Aqueous Systems
  • Stephanie Potisek, Research Scientist – Dow Oil, Gas & Mining
  • Friday, September 11, 2:00-2:30 p.m., Broadway Ballroom F

* Presentation times and locations are subject to change.

About Dow Microbial Control
Dow Microbial Control innovates with science and technology to provide long-term viable and sustainable microbial control. Our comprehensive global offering provides customers with solutions to optimize formulations, including high performing and technically supported selection of registered actives and products. With world-class people organization-wide and a broad portfolio of microbial control technologies, Dow Microbial Control can help solve most any microbial control problem. From specialty and highly regulated to non-regulated, the company has the experience and essentials for more sustainable microbial protection for products and processes. For more information, visit www.DowMicrobialControl.com.

About Dow
Dow combines the power of science and technology to passionately innovate what is essential to human progress. The Company is driving innovations that extract value from the intersection of chemical, physical and biological sciences to help address many of the world's most challenging problems such as the need for clean water, clean energy generation and conservation, and increasing agricultural productivity. Dow's integrated, market-driven, 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 180 countries and in highgrowth sectors such as packaging, electronics, water, coatings and agriculture. In 2014, Dow had annual sales of more than $58B and employed approximately 53,000 people worldwide. The Company's more than 6,000 product families are manufactured at 201 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. For more information, visit www.dow.com.