Evonik Expands Strategic Partnership with Nalco for Tissue

03/11/2008

The strategic partnership between the business unit Consumer Specialties of Evonik and Nalco Company has been expanded to now include the tissue markets in Central and South America. Nalco will be the exclusive distributor for tissue additives from Evonik in this region.

The unique combination of powerful chemical background, innovation and mill service enables the two strategic partners to deliver the best solutions to customers in line with the challenging needs of the tissue market worldwide. Tissue producers and mills can benefit from our globally available specialty product range, including our well-known tissue wet-end and topical softener and softener/debonder brands AROSURF® PA, VARISOFT®, Z-QUAT™, REWOQUAT® and TEGOPREN®, complemented by the Nalco mechanical, operational and chemical (MOC) approach.

In July 2006, Nalco was appointed exclusive distributor for the tissue product range of Evonik in Europe. Then an agency agreement between the companies covering the United States of America, Canada and Mexico was finalized in February 2007.

Evonik Industries is the creative industrial group from Germany which operates in three business areas: Chemicals, Energy and Real Estate. Evonik is a global leader in specialty chemicals, an expert in power generation from hard coal and renewable energies, and one of the largest private residential real estate companies in Germany. Our strengths are creativity, specialization, continuous self-renewal, and reliability. Evonik is active in over 100 countries around the world. In its fiscal year 2006 more than 43,000 employees generated sales of about Euro 14.8 billion and an operating profit (EBIT) of over Euro 1.2 billion.

Nalco is the world’s leading water treatment and process improvement company, delivering significant environmental, social and economic performance benefits to our customers. We help our customers reduce energy, water and other natural resource consumption, enhance air quality, minimize environmental releases and improve productivity and end products while boosting the bottom line. Together our comprehensive solutions contribute to the sustainable development of customer operations. More than 11,500 Nalco employees operate in 130 countries supported by a comprehensive network of manufacturing facilities, sales offices and research centers to serve a broad range of end markets. In 2007, Nalco achieved sales of more than $3.9 billion.