Brenntag announces new distribution agreement with Dow

Press ReleaseMülheim an der Ruhr, April 23, 2012Brenntag announces new distribution agreement withDow Fabric and Surface Care to Italy and NordicsBrenntag Europe is pleased to announce that it started to distribute the fullrange of products from Dow Fabric and Surface Care to Italy, Denmark,Finland, Norway and Sweden since the beginning of the year.For more than a decade Brenntag, the global market leader in full-linechemical distribution, has successfully promoted a range of specialty productsfrom Dow Home and Personal Care and Rohm and Haas into the cleaning,I&I, Floor Care and Water Treatment Industry. Building on this experience, thecompany announces that it is expanding its long-standing relationship withDow to meet the ever changing needs of the market.“This is an exciting complimentary addition to our product portfolio,” commentsDr. Thomas Heinrich, European Marketing Manager Cleaning & WaterTreatment at Brenntag. “We are delighted that we will be working with Dow, aleading company in this area and having now full coverage in Western Europewithin the aforementioned industries.”“We are pleased to further focus our long-standing and successful relationshipwith Brenntag across Europe,” explains Nathalie Roc, Marketing ManagerEMEA, Dow Home & Personal Care (The Dow Chemical Company). “With theteam of Brenntag Specialties Europe, we have found an excellent partner tomarket the portfolio, offer excellent customer service and develop thebusiness.”The agreement includes the full portfolio of former Rohm and Haas Fabric andSurface Care specialties that have been consolidated within Dow’s Home andPersonal Care portfolio as a consequence of Dow’s acquisition of Rohm andHaas in April 2009.These specialties are the well-known Acusol Dispersing Agents, Acusol 8 Rheology Modifiers, Acusol OP Opacifiers, Duraplus , Duragreen and Primal Floor Sealing Polymers of Dow Fabric & Surface Care, whichare used in many core areas of the Cleaning markets, such as Fabric Care,Dish Care, Surface Care and Floor Care.Brenntag AG Tel. +49(0)208/78 28-7701Unternehmenskommunikation Stinnes-Platz 1 Fax +49(0)208/78 28-7220Corporate Communications 45472 Mülheim an der Ruhr E-Mail: hubertus.spethmann@brenntag.deHubertus Spethmann Deutschland www.brenntag.com

About BrenntagBrenntag is the global market leader in full-line chemical distribution. Linkingchemical manufacturers and chemical users, Brenntag provides business-tobusinessdistribution solutions for industrial and specialty chemicals globally.With over 10,000 products and a world-class supplier base, Brenntag offersone-stop-shop solutions to about 160,000 customers. The value-addedservices include just-in-time delivery, product mixing, formulation, repackaging,inventory management, drum return handling as well as extensive technicalsupport. Headquartered in Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany, the companyoperates a global network with more than 400 locations in 68 countries. In2011 the company realized global sales of EUR 8.7 billion (USD 12.1 billion)with nearly 13,000 employees.About DowDow (NYSE: Dow) combines the power of science and technology with the“Human Element” to passionately innovate what is essential to humanprogress. The Company connects chemistry and innovation with the principlesof sustainability to help address many of the world’s most challengingproblems such as the need for clean water, renewable energy generation andconservation, and increasing agricultural productivity. Dow’s diversifiedindustry-leading portfolio of specialty chemical, advanced materials, agrosciences and plastics businesses delivers a broad range of technology-basedproducts and solutions to customers in approximately 160 countries and inhigh growth sectors such as electronics, water, energy, coatings andagriculture. In 2010, Dow had annual sales of $53.7 billion and employedapproximately 50,000 people worldwide. The Company’s more than 5,000products are manufactured at 188 sites in 35 countries across the globe.References to "Dow" or the "Company" mean The Dow Chemical Companyand its consolidated subsidiaries unless otherwise expressly noted. Moreinformation about Dow can be found at www.dow.com.Press contact:Financial media:Hubertus SpethmannStefanie SteinerBrenntag AGBrenntag AGCorporate CommunicationsCorporate Finance & Investor RelationsStinnes-Platz 1 Stinnes-Platz 1Brenntag AG Tel. +49(0)208/78 28-7701Unternehmenskommunikation Stinnes-Platz 1 Fax +49(0)208/78 28-7220Corporate Communications 45472 Mülheim an der Ruhr E-Mail: hubertus.spethmann@brenntag.deHubertus Spethmann Deutschland www.brenntag.com

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