Item 8.01 Other Events

As previously disclosed, on November 28, 2008, The Dow Chemical Company entered into a Joint Venture Formation Agreement (the "JVFA") with Petrochemical Industries Company (K.S.C.), a wholly owned subsidiary of Kuwait Petroleum Corporation.

The JVFA is attached as Exhibit 2.1 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit No. Description

2.1 Joint Venture Formation Agreement, dated November 28, 2008, between The Dow Chemical Company and Petrochemical Industries Company (K.S.C.) (portions of this exhibit have been omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission as part of an application for confidential treatment pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended)

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