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10/25/19  Dow Inc.                          10-Q        9/30/19  122:20M
          Dow Chemical Co/DE

Quarterly Report   —   Form 10-Q   —   Sect. 13 / 15(d) – SEA’34
Filing Table of Contents

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                Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002                                       
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                Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002                                       
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                Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002                                       
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                (Asbestos-Related Matters of Union Carbide                       
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44: R84         Commitments and Contingent Liabilites (Dow          HTML     73K 
                Silicones Chapter 11 Related Matters) (Details)                  
                (Details)                                                        
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                Indemnifications with Corning (Details)                          
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