Dow Chemical Co's quarterly profit jumped 45 percent, helped by higher margins in five of its six units.
Net income available to shareholders rose to $1.39 billion, or $1.18 per share, in the quarter ended March 31, from $964 million, or 79 cents per share, a year earlier.
Sales fell nearly 15 percent to $12.37 billion.
Reporting by Kanika Sikka
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