Dow Water & Process Solutions To Present At The 23rd Annual Organic Reactions Catalysis Society Conference

• Dow will present during the ORCS Conference in Monterey, Calif., March 14-18, 2010
• Technical expert, Jose Antonio Trejo, will discuss Dow's innovative polymeric nanometric bifunctional catalyst technology

Dow Water & Process Solutions, a business unit of The Dow Chemical Company (Dow) and a leading global supplier for polymeric catalysis, purification and separation processes, will showcase its considerable catalysis applications expertise during the 23rd Annual Organic Reactions Catalysis Society (ORCS) Conference in Monterey, Calif., March 14-18, 2010.

As part of the sessions on Thursday, March 18, Dow Water & Process Solutions expert, Jose Antonio Trejo, will present on "State of the Art Bifunctional Hydrogenation Heterogeneous Polymeric Catalysts." The presentation provides an overview of Dow's polymeric nanometric bifunctional catalyst technology in industrial applications.

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About Dow Water & Process Solutions

Dow Water & Process Solutions has a 50 year legacy of providing innovative water and process solutions to both communities and industries alike. A differentiated business unit of The Dow Chemical Company, Dow Water & Process Solutions offers a broad portfolio of ion exchange resins, reverse osmosis membranes, ultrafiltration membranes and electrodeionization products, with strong positions in a number of major application areas, including industrial and municipal water, industrial processes, pharmaceuticals, power, residential water and waste and water reuse. For more information, visit www.dowwatersolutions.com.

About Dow

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 2009, Dow had annual sales of $45 billion and employed approximately 52,000 people worldwide. The Company's more than 5,000 products are manufactured at 214 sites in 37 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.

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