Dow, which is seeking to lower its exposure to volatile commodity prices, now aims to raise $4.5 billion to $6.0 billion from asset sales by the end of 2015, Chief Executive Andrew Liveris said on a call to update shareholders on the company's strategy. (http://r.reuters.com/pag77v)

The company is under pressure from hedge fund titan Daniel Loeb to spin off its lucrative but slow-growing petrochemical unit and focus on specialty materials.

(Reporting by Swetha Gopinath in Bangalore; Editing by Savio D'Souza)