Dow Announces Epoxy Resin Price Increases For North America

MIDLAND, Mich. – Effective May 15, 2005, the Epoxy Products and Intermediates (EP&I) business of Dow will increase prices for its epoxy resins sold in the United States and Canada.

Prices of liquid epoxy resins, solid epoxy resins, solid solution epoxy resins and standard brominated epoxy resins will be increased by $0.07/lb. Prices of glycol epoxy resins and novolac epoxy resins will be increased by $0.10/lb.

Price increases for specialty brominated resins will vary by product.

Customers interested in learning more about the price increase should contact their local Dow sales representative. For more information about epoxy products and intermediates from Dow, please visit www.dowepoxy.com, or call the Customer Information Group (CIG) at 1-800-441-4369, or 1-989-832-1560 from other global regions.

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