Three Dow Technologies Win 2017 Sustainability Awards from the Business Intelligence Group

MIDLAND, Mich.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Three breakthrough, sustainable innovations from DowDuPont Materials
Science, the business division of DowDuPont (NYSE: DWDP) to be named
Dow, are winners in the Business Intelligence Group 2017
Sustainability Awards program. The Sustainability Awards honor those
who have made sustainability an integral part of their business
practice. The three Dow technologies are recognized as Sustainability
Products of the Year.

“Developing products that provide performance that exceed customer needs
is why we innovate. It is always gratifying when our innovations receive
recognition, especially when the recognition is for providing impactful,
sustainable solutions,” said A.N.
Sreeram, senior vice president, Research and Development, and chief
technology officer for Dow. “Dow’s innovation engine continues to
deliver breakthrough innovations using our unique-to-the-world
capabilities and plays a key role in advancing the world’s transition to
a more sustainable planet through market-driven, sustainable solutions
for the world’s toughest challenges.”

Neil
Hawkins, corporate vice president of Environment, Health and Safety,
and chief sustainability officer for Dow, added, “Sustainability is a
key driving force in today’s global economy. We’re proud to be
recognized by the Business Intelligence Group for our leadership in
delivering innovations for more sustainable value chains.”

Learn more about the 2017 Sustainability Products of the Year from Dow:

• DOW
  FILMTEC™ FORTILIFE™ reverse osmosis (RO) elements transform
  wastewater into pure water and pure salts for reuse at approximately
  60 percent lower cost than thermal treatment. The three new reverse
  osmosis element designs, FORTILIFE™ CR100, XC70 and XC80, are equipped
  to tackle challenging biological and organic fouling encountered when
  recovering up to 95 percent of pure water from wastewater. With
  fouling resistant technology, the reliability and lifetime of these
  elements are significantly improved over standard RO
  elements. Additionally, the innovative ion-separation FORTILFE™ XC-N
  element enables recovery of purified, reusable salts, such as sodium
  chloride, from wastewater containing complex salt mixtures.
• ROPAQUE™
  NT-2900 Opaque Polymer for BLUE 4EST™ Thermal Paper replaces
  conventional thermal paper, eliminating chemical developers and
  removing chemicals of concern from production. The new paper uses
  engineered reflective polymer spheres that collapse when heated by the
  thermal print head allowing underlying color to show. The paper is
  compatible with existing equipment and, as an added bonus, creates
  images that do not fade with time.
• VORAGUARD™
  high resiliency flame-retarded polyurethane enables
  halogenated flame retardant free polyurethane foams with ultra-low
  emissions for bedding and furniture. It was developed to eliminate
  halogenated flame retardants from polyurethane foam formulations and
  still pass severe fire safety standards. In addition, VORAGUARD-based
  foams have very low VOCs and odor and thereby improve indoor air
  quality for the consumer.

Dow Building & Construction’s ECOGROUND™ Waterborne Acrylic
Binder System for green athletic tracks and playgrounds was also
named a finalist.

For more information about Dow’s innovation engine, visit Science
and Sustainability on www.dow.com.

About DowDuPont Materials Science Division

DowDuPont Materials Science, a business division of DowDuPont (NYSE:
DWDP), combines science and technology knowledge to develop premier
materials science solutions that are essential to human progress. The
division 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. DowDuPont
Materials Science’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. DowDuPont intends to separate the
Materials Science Division into an independent, publicly traded company.
More information can be found at www.dow-dupont.com.

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