New York, September 21, 2015 -- Moody's Investors Service has today affirmed the Ba1 corporate family rating (CFR) and Ba1-PD probability of default rating (PDR) of Olin Corporation (Olin), the ultimate holding company of the subsidiary guarantors to the group's senior credit facilities and senior unsecured debt obligations. Concurrently, Moody's has assigned a Ba1 rating to Blue Cube Spinco Incorporated's (Spinco) proposed $1.5 billion senior unsecured notes (new notes) which will be guaranteed by Olin on a senior unsecured basis. The proposed new notes will be comprised of two $750 million senior unsecured issues, one due in 2023 and the other due in 2025. Olin has stated that proceeds from the new notes will be used as part of the financing for the proposed combination Olin and the Dow Chemical Company's (Dow, Baa2 stable) chlor-alkali business known as Dow Chlorine Products (DCP, unrated). The rating outlook is stable.

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