DuPont Glass Laminating Solutions Announces Price Increase for Butacite(R) PVB Interlayer and Dow Announces Aid to Hurricane Relief Efforts

DuPont's Retrim subsidiary will also increase its interlayer prices globally by 10 percent. DuPont stated this action is required due to the unprecedented and sustained increases in petrochemical feedstock, energy and freight costs. Air Products & Chemicals Inc. (NYSE: APD) on Wednesday its New Orleans industrial gas complex has extensive damage due to Hurricane Katrina, and it was not known when it would come back online.

HydroFlo, Inc. (OTCBB: HYRF) will begin the official move of its headquarters and open doors to its new location in Reliance Corporate Center in Apex, North Carolina, on September 1. The new location is to be utilized by all HydroFlo companies, which include HydroFlo Water Treatment, Metals & Arsenic Removal Technology, Safety Scan Technology, Ultra Choice Water, and Advanced Water Recycle. Wednesday, two days after hurricane Katrina swept through the U.S. gulf coast states, Dow (NYSE: DOW) is responding to the needs in the region. This includes a plan for the urgent assistance of employees in the affected region, as well as major contributions for the region as a whole.