The statement is not 100% exact but close enough for a reasonable person (e.g., claimed 70% vs. actual 65%). Learn more in Methodology.
Public announcement or contract documentation confirming DOW committed a five-year contract of nearly $9.2 million to LIFT on Sept. 17, 2025 for work addressing manufacturing challenges with ceramic matrix composites.
Sources show LIFT was awarded a DoD-funded “Critical Materials Processing” program in late September 2025 worth about $9 million to accelerate ceramics and ceramic matrix composites (CMCs), but key details in the statement differ: credible press releases give the award as a four‑year, ~$9.0M program (not a five‑year, nearly $9.2M award), the public announcement dates are Sep. 23–25, 2025 (not Sep. 17), and the award is described as DoD‑funded/announced rather than "DOW" announcing it. Verdict: Close — the core claim (LIFT received a ≈$9M DoD contract to address CMC manufacturing challenges) is supported, but the time span, exact dollar figure, announcement date, and attributing the announcement to “DOW” are inaccurate or imprecise.