Dow to participate in The Science Festival in Minsk to promote science and chemistry among the younger generation

MINSK, Belarus - September 06, 2019 - Dow (NYSE: DOW) will take part in The Science Festival, an event dedicated to science and contemporary technologies to be held on September 7 at the Central Botanical Garden in Minsk. Science Festival will be organized in the form of a picnic and will involve scientists who will speak about achievements and discoveries in their respective areas.

“Science Festival in Minsk is a wonderful opportunity for Dow to help inspire children and adults to explore chemistry, improve the prestige of technical education and highlight career opportunities in these fields,” said Pavel Fedusenko, country manager of Dow in Belarus. “Dow’s longstanding social responsibility program has been supporting science education for the younger generation in our region and around the globe.”

Dow will focus the students and young specialists’ attention to the importance of chemistry and the prestige of chemical and technical education. The company’s experts will run a series of interactive master-classes, including chemical experiments and speak about everyday life chemistry.

The Festival is also supported by the National Academy of Sciences, Expirimentus Scientific Museum, School of Digital Technologies and many others. All-Russia Science Festival NAUKA 0+ will present its interactive platform devoted to the 150-year anniversary celebration of Mendeleev’s periodic table of elements.

About Dow in Russia and CIS

Dow has been present in Russia and the CIS since 1974. The Company today gathers around 300 employees at four main locations, including two manufacturing sites – Finndisp in Ramenskoye and the Dow Izolan joint venture in Vladimir – serving customers in the consumer care, infrastructure and packaging industries. Dow operates 38 manufacturing sites in 15 countries across Europe, Middle-East, Africa and India, and delivered pro forma net sales of $17.4 billion in 2018. More about Dow in Russia and the CIS www.dow.ru.

About Dow

Dow (NYSE: DOW) combines one of the broadest technology sets in the industry with asset integration, focused innovation and global scale to achieve profitable growth and become the most innovative, customer centric, inclusive and sustainable materials science company. Dow’s portfolio of performance materials, industrial intermediates and plastics businesses delivers a broad range of differentiated science-based products and solutions for our customers in high-growth segments, such as packaging, infrastructure and consumer care. Dow operates 113 manufacturing sites in 31 countries and employs approximately 37,000 people. Dow delivered pro forma sales of approximately $50 billion in 2018. References to Dow or the Company mean Dow Inc. and its subsidiaries. For more information, please visit www.dow.com or follow @DowNewsroom on Twitter.

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