SEEKING NEW BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES The Dow Chemical Company seeks dialog with small businesses that are at, or near, a prototype or pilot stage of development, and whose commercialization plan may be accelerated through an alliance with a company such as Dow.

Dow is a diversified worldwide manufacturer and supplier of chemicals, plastics, energy, agricultural products, and environmental services, with 1996 sales in excess of $20 billion. By industry segment, technology interests are:

Performance Plastics:
--Adhesives, Sealants and Coatings
--Engineering Plastics
--Epoxy Products and Intermediates
--Fabricated Products
--Insite* Technology Licensing
--Polyurethanes

Performance Chemicals
--Specialty Chemicals
--Emulsion Polymers
--Agricultural Products

Plastics
--Polyethylene
--Polyethylene Terephthalate
--Polystyrene
--Polypropylene

Chemicals and Metals

Hydrocarbons and Energy

New Businesses

The Dow Chemical Company web site can be accessed at www.dow.com.