ASHLAND'S DERAKANE EPOXY VINYL ESTER RESIN OFFERS "BEST OF CLASS" PROTECTION FROM HEAT AND CORROSION

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ASHLAND'S DERAKANE EPOXY VINYL ESTER RESIN OFFERS "BEST OF CLASS" PROTECTION FROM HEAT AND CORROSION
27 September 2005 - Ashland Specialty Chemical Company

Corrosive gasses coupled with bursts of extreme heat could perhaps describe the surface of Venus, but on Earth this mix can also be found in the pollution scrubbers attached to many industrial smokestacks. For scrubbers to work at extreme temperatures, specially-designed corrosion liners must be placed inside them, and Ashland Composite Polymers, a business group of Ashland Specialty Chemical, a division of Ashland Inc, provides the unique technology and expertise to tackle this highly corrosive environment.

According to independent scientific research, Ashland's DERAKANE 470HT epoxy vinyl ester resin offers a combination of heat- and corrosion- resistant properties better than any other epoxy vinyl ester resin in the world.

DERAKANE 470HT resin is a unique epoxy vinyl ester resin designed for problematic high-temperature applications, such as chimney and chemical processing stacks.

Unlike any other resin on the market today, it can withstand temperatures up to 240 degrees Celsius (446 degrees Fahrenheit) in addition to severe chemical environments. DERAKANE 470HT resin is also considerably less expensive and more corrosion resistant than other high-heat materials such as alloyed steel.

In a special application where heating coils were integrated into a chimney liner fabrication, Christen & Laudon of Bitburg-Staffelstein, Germany, used DERAKANE 470HT resin. The new insert used the integrated coils to heat the liner during plant startup, preventing rapid cool-down and condensation of the highly corrosive flue gas. This unique design provides the perfect combination of high temperature and chemical resistance needed for this demanding application.

Ashland Composite Polymers, a business group of Ashland Specialty Chemical, is a leader in supplying products, processes and technologies to the global marketplace for composites and gel coats.

Ashland Specialty Chemical, a division of Ashland Inc., is a leading, worldwide supplier of specialty chemicals serving industries including adhesives, automotive, composites, metal casting, merchant marine, paint, paper, plastics, watercraft and water treatment. Visit www.ashspec.com to learn more about these operations.

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About: Ashland Specialty Chemical Company
Ashland is a transportation construction, chemical, and petroleum company providing innovative products, services and solutions. A Fortune 500 company, we have sales and operations throughout the United States and in more than 120 countries around the world. Our operations include four wholly owned divisions: Ashland Paving And Construction (APAC), Ashland Distribution, Ashland Specialty Chemical and Valvoline. In addition, we own 38 percent of Marathon Ashland Petroleum LLC, the nation's fifth largest refiner and marketer of petroleum products.

Ashland Composite Polymers is a leading worldwide resin and gel coat supplier, serving the fiber reinforced plastics and cast polymer industry.

Ashland has invested many years of research into the development of specifically tailored products that together represent the broadest product line in the industry. Primary research and development activities are based at our company headquarters in Dublin, Ohio, USA working closely with our R&D and Product Development teams in Europe and Asia.

The full line of products, services and technology includes: Hetron epoxy vinyl ester, corrosion-resistant and fire retardant resins; Arotran world leading resin technology for the automotive market; award-winning Maxguard gel coats; Aropol polyester resins; AME premium marine resins; Modar modified acrylic resins; and Polaris resins for solid surface and cast marble.

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