Dow Recognized as a Top 100 Global Innovator for Seventh Consecutive Year

Dow Again Included in the Clarivate Analytics Top 100 Global
Innovators List

MIDLAND, Mich.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The Dow Chemical Company (DOW) announced today that it was recognized as
a 2017
Clarivate Analytics Top 100 Global Innovator for the seventh
consecutive year. The annual report highlights the most successful
organizations in the world that are active in innovation through
research and development, protection of their IP and the achievement of
commercial success.

“Being recognized as a Top 100 Global Innovator is great acknowledgement
of the skills of Dow scientists and engineers. Their creativity yields
the inventions and the innovative products that solve customer needs
worldwide. Seven consecutive years is testament to the power of Dow
R&D,” said A.
N. Sreeram, Dow’s senior vice president and chief technology
officer. “The Clarivate recognition acknowledges the impact of our
innovations, and our goals to use our portfolio of unique technologies
to improve people’s lives and address the planet’s major challenges.”

Placement on the list has become the standard measure for innovation
across the world and is recognized as a significant achievement for
those who are named. The organization stated that its Top 100 Global
Innovator list celebrates innovative businesses which are prioritizing
investment in unique and enduring inventions. These organizations are
solidifying their position by successfully bringing patents to market
and enjoying global commercial potential.

This year, Dow is featured in the “Industry Breakout Chapter” as one of
six industry leaders in Chemicals and Cosmetics to have been recognized
as a Top 100 Global Innovator in seven years.

The 2017 Clarivate Analytics Top 100 Global Innovator methodology
is based on four principle criteria: overall patent volume, patent
application-to-grant success rate, global reach of the portfolio and
patent influence as evidenced by citations. The peer-reviewed
methodology was executed using Clarivate solutions including Derwent
World Patents Index (DWPI). The index provides editorially enhanced,
authoritative and accurate patent data, and is trusted by more than 40
patent offices worldwide.

For more information or to view the full list and report on the 2017
Clarivate Analytics Top 100 Global Innovator program, go to www.top100innovators.com.

About Clarivate Analytics

Clarivate Analytics is the global leader in providing trusted
insights and analytics to accelerate the pace of innovation. Building on
a heritage going back more than a century and a half, we have built some
of the most trusted brands across the innovation lifecycle, including Web
of Science, Cortellis, Derwent, CompuMark, MarkMonitor and Techstreet.
Today, Clarivate Analytics is a new and independent company
on a bold entrepreneurial mission to help our clients radically reduce
the time from new ideas to life-changing innovations. For more
information, please visit clarivate.com.

About Dow

The Dow Chemical Company (Dow) combines science and technology knowledge
to develop premier materials science solutions that are essential to
human progress. Dow has one of the strongest and broadest toolkits in
the industry, with robust technology, asset integration, scale and
competitive capabilities that enable it to address complex global
issues. Dow’s market-driven, industry-leading portfolio of advanced
materials, industrial intermediates, and plastics businesses deliver a
broad range of differentiated technology-based products and solutions
for customers in high-growth markets such as packaging, infrastructure,
and consumer care. Dow is a subsidiary of DowDuPont (NYSE: DWDP), a
holding company comprised of Dow and DuPont with the intent to form
three strong, independent, publicly traded companies in agriculture,
materials science and specialty sectors. More information can be found
at www.dow.com.

Contacts

Dow Public Affairs
Jarrod Erpelding
989.633.1863
[email protected]