PLANT CONSTRUCTION BEGINS IN DELFZIJL

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PLANT CONSTRUCTION BEGINS IN DELFZIJL
20 October 2004 - Akcros Chemicals

The construction of Akzo Nobel's new chlorine and monochloroacetic acid plants has started in Delfzijl, the Netherlands.

René Scheffers, general manager of Base Chemicals, and Jon Meijnen, general manager of the company's Functional Chemicals business, officially broke the ground for the new plants last Friday.

The new construction is the result of the agreement concluded between Akzo Nobel and the Dutch government to terminate chlorine transports in the Netherlands. This agreement resulted in the relocation of the two production plants from Hengelo to Delfzijl. Production capacity of the chlorine plant in Rotterdam Botlek will also be expanded. "

After many years of discussions with the authorities and the long delay in the consent by the European Commission in Brussels, it is gratifying that the construction can now actually begin," said Scheffers. Added Meijnen: "We are also pleased that the uncertainties around the relocation, so much desired by neighbors and the community, have now come to an end. Without the support of the authorities this would have been a mission impossible. This state-of-the-art plant will help us strengthen our global leading position in the MCA market."

Akzo Nobel Base Chemicals is constructing a chlorine plant in Delfzijl based on the most modern membrane cell technology currently available. The new technology is expected to bring energy savings of five percent compared with the technology applied in the existing plants.

The major relocation project needed the consent of the European Commission and because the decision in Brussels took longer than anticipated, the construction of the new plants in Delfzijl started six months later than had been agreed with the government. Akzo Nobel is, however, doing its utmost to reduce the effects of this delay.

It is anticipated that the two plants in Delfzijl will come on stream by mid-2006 and, as the expansion in Rotterdam Botlek will also be completed in early 2006, regular chorine transports will also cease at that time.

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Akcros Chemicals, a business unit of Akzo Nobel, is one of the world leaders in the field of additives for the processing and manufacturing of plastics as well as Polysulphide Chemicals for the aerospace, marine and construction industries. Annual sales amount to approximately EUR 200 million. With headquarters located in Eccles, UK, Akcros employs around 900 people. The company has manufacturing sites in the UK, Germany and the USA and sells its products world-wide.

Akcros Chemicals is actively committed to the ongoing development of new products that bring added value to their customers. The company’s biocides are based on the active ingredients Oxybisphenoxarsine (OBPA), Zinc Pyrithione (ZnP) and Iodo Propynl Butyl Carbamate (IPBC). These active ingredients are supplied in liquid, powder and solid form so that customers have a broad range of formulating options depending on their particular end use requirements. To help customers to select the appropriate active ingredient and the levels for their particular formulations, Akcros has state-of-the-art microbiology laboratories in New Brunswick, New Jersey (USA) and Düren, Germany. Akcros Chemicals welcomes the opportunity to work with anyone interested in superior biocidal protection.

Akcros Chemicals’ quality, technical support and customer service are the best in the industry. Working closely with their customers, Akcros are dedicated to their total satisfaction. Call Akcros today (732-220-6882 USA, 44 161 785 1111 UK) to ensure full ‘SANIPROOFED by INTERCIDE’ biocidal protection.

Akzo Nobel, based in the Netherlands, serves customers throughout the world with healthcare products, coatings and chemicals. Consolidated sales for 2000 totaled EUR 14 billion (USD 13 billion, GBP 8.5 billion). The Company currently employs 67,400 people in 80 countries.

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