Dow Expands Portfolio of Epoxy Products Featuring High-performance Curing Agents

Midland, MI -- Dow Epoxy, a business unit of The Dow Chemical Company (NYSE: DOW) has introduced a broad portfolio of epoxy products designed for the civil engineering industry, featuring new, high-performance D.E.H. curing agents. Dow will highlight its expanded product portfolio at the 2012 American Coatings Show next week and will present a paper at the technical conference entitled, "Development of New Low Emission Epoxy Curing Agents for Ambient Cure Applications". The paper will be presented on Wednesday, May 9th.

The company said its expanded portfolio includes epoxy components, specialty resins, and curing agents, as well as resin blends and formulated hardener solutions to meet specific application requirements. The addition of these products increases the companys ability to help offer epoxy solutions to meet specific formulation, application and end-use performance needs. The products, which came to Dow through the acquisition of European curing agent producer UPPC GmbH, have a proven performance record throughout Europe.

Dow Epoxy said its line includes products for the civil engineering industry in such applications as concrete primers, self-leveling flooring, trowelable flooring, industrial flooring, grouts and mortars, concrete crack repair, and coatings for secondary containment. Specialty offerings in the expanded epoxy portfolio include low-emission and waterborne curing agents. The innovative, low-emission series curing agents facilitate low Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) formulations and low odor. These products are ideal for use in indoor spaces, such as schools and hospitals, where users experience prolonged exposure to flooring emissions. The next-generation D.E.H. 800 waterborne series curing agents are ideal for use in flooring and indoor locations where organic solvents need to be avoided. Benefits include low odor, rapid drying and curing for faster application, and curing ability at low temperatures to enable application in a variety of climates and seasons.

"Now our customers can look to Dow as a one-stop source for epoxy solutions," said Brendy Lange, North American Marketing Manager, Dow Epoxy. "We intend to combine our expertise in epoxy components in combination with our deep technical support offering to help our customers achieve their objectives."

The expansion of the Dow product portfolio represents the latest advancement in the companys more than 50 years of leadership in epoxy thermoset technology. Dows strong commitment to customers is underscored by its global manufacturing network and vertical integration, which helps secure consistent and reliable supply of epoxy products. A broad and ongoing innovation pipeline - part of Dows 1.6 billion annual investment in research & development ? ensures that its epoxy product offering will continue to expand with new and improved products and technology to meet our customers future needs.

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