ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE INROADS FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT DOW | 2021 ESG REPORT | 31 SCALING ADVANCED RECYCLING We are on track to launch Dow’s first circular polymer in 2022 – an investment in advanced recycling technologies in which mixed-use plastic waste that otherwise would be incinerated or landfilled is broken down into its basic elements and repolymerized into the equivalent of virgin plastic. We’re doing this in partnership with a number of organizations. In 2021, we teamed with Mura Technology, which has demonstrated that it can recycle all forms of plastic – including multi-layer, flexible plastics used in packaging, which are currently harder to recycle and often incinerated or sent to landfill. We also expanded our initial partnership with Fuenix Ecogy Group to scale its advanced recycling production with the construction of a second plant in Weert in the Netherlands. The new plant will process 20,000 metric tons of waste plastic into pyrolysis oil feedstock annually, which will be used to produce new circular plastic at our Terneuzen site. We also received the International Sustainability & Carbon Certification (ISCC) PLUS recognition at five of our largest global manufacturing facilities for our compliance with rigorous tracking of sustainable feedstocks use. The certification was awarded following an independent, external audit to ensure product supply chains are fully traceable and that Dow and its suppliers are adhering to and accelerating sustainable practices. Operation Clean Sweep ® As a member of Operation Clean Sweep ® (OCS), a plastics containment program designed to prevent pellet, flake and powder loss to the environment, we are engaged in this important initiative to help achieve zero pellet loss. Dow is committed to transparency in pellet loss reporting. We have a sustainable program structure to improve plastics containment in our manufacturing, logistics and environmental facilities worldwide, including auditing, reporting and substantial facility investments. Management systems have been implemented across the value stream, driving progress in manufacturing, logistics and commercial operations. In 2021, two events occurred that resulted in greater than 0.5kg of plastic pellet losses outside our company-operated facilities. We also are actively working with suppliers, logistics service providers and customers to implement similar robust systems focused on proactive plastics containment. In 2021, we expanded our leadership by incorporating OCS in-sourcing activities, operational performance metrics and supplier relationship management. Our logistics service providers that actively handle plastic pellets are pledged to OCS and have implemented the OCS guidance to reduce the risk of pellet loss. To ensure accountability and joint improvement toward a zero-pellet loss supply chain, standardized OCS contractual language was included in existing agreements. With support from the logistics service providers, we have completed a strategic risk review of the providers that handle packed plastic pellets. Together, we are identifying areas of risk and continuously developing a gap closure plan. CIRCULAR ECONOMY