Dow to increase MDI production at Texas plant.

The Dow Chemical Company, Midland, MI, will be expanding the MDI production capacity at its Freeport, TX, plant by 50% over the next 36 months. When completed, the increase will account for an additional 250 million pounds of name-plate capacity per year of MDI manufactured at the Freeport site. This expansion plan follows the production increase at Dow's MDI plant in Estarreja, Portugal, that was announced in September of 2006. These two production expansions will significantly increase Dow's global MDI capacity. Dow currently produces and distills MDI at its facilities in Freeport and La Porte, Texas; Yeosu, South Korea; Yokkaichi/Kinu Ura, Japan; Stade, Germany; Delfzijl, The Netherlands; and Estarreja, Portugal.