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News release LANXESS at Aquatech 2008 in Amsterdam, September 30 to October 3, RAI, Hall 3, Stand 207 Lewatit – Premium products for the water segment Specialty chemicals group offers integrated solution concept comprising products and applications advice LANXESS AG Contact: Ilona Bolz Corporate Communications Market Communications Trade & Technical Press 51369 Leverkusen Germany Phone +49 214 30-61684 Fax +49 214 30-44865 [email protected] page 1 of 3 Leverkusen – Lewatit is one of the leading brands of ion exchange resins. At Aquatech 2008 from September 30 to October 3 in Amsterdam, specialty chemicals group LANXESS will present its highperformance ion exchange resins in combination with a comprehensive range of services. The company will be exhibiting in collaboration with Caldic NV, its local distribution partner for the Benelux region. The range of exchange resins, adsorbers and functional polymers is divided into three main areas – water, foodstuffs and catalysis/biotechnology/chemical processes – in line with the relevant customer applications. LANXESS will be showcasing new and established products from the Lewatit portfolio for all these segments in Amsterdam. In the production of drinking water, the focus is increasingly on the removal of toxic trace impurities, particularly arsenic. LANXESS has now developed a product that can reliably remove this toxic metalloid from drinking water: Lewatit FO36 is an innovative hybrid adsorber consisting of a combination of a polymeric anion exchange resin and iron oxide with goethite structure. The iron oxide is distributed in the pores of the weakly basic ion exchange resin in a layer a few nanometers thick by a special production process. This fine, highly reactive iron oxide layer can selectively adsorb the arsenic. Because, unlike the other anionic components of water such as chloride, nitrate, sulfate and carbonate, only arsenic has this high affinity to the iron oxide surface, and is thus the only substance to be adsorbed. The other mineral components – some of them valuable – remain in the drinking water. Products in the Lewatit MonoPlus range are suitable for almost all water treatment processes. Because of their monodisperse properties and modified polymer structure, the gel or macroporous styrenedivinylbenzene copolymers have numerous advantages over traditional heterodisperse exchangers. Each resin has an optimized and uniform bead size, varying between 0.55 and 0.75 millimeters depending on grade. These resins are also characterized by high chemical, mechanical and osmotic stability, which has a positive impact on their operating capacity and service life. The cost savings resulting from the higher operating capacity, lower chemical and energy requirements and reduction in wastewater when using Lewatit MonoPlus are key parameters for operators. Moreover, the cost of investment in new units is cut by reducing container dimensions and optimizing resin volumes. The threshold for nickel in drinking water has been reduced from 50 to 20 micrograms per liter because of its carcinogenic effect and sensitization. Lewatit MonoPlus TP 207 can be used to remove substances such as nickel from drinking water. Lewatit TP resins belong to the family of established chelating resins with applications including the removal of heavy metals in process water treatment. A key application of Lewatit is in the production of water that does not cause encrustation or corrosion in nuclear power plants. In this application, ion exchange resins need to be able to withstand large volumes of water and countless regeneration cycles with ease. Power plant planners and operators the world over therefore rely on the high performance of the exchange resins developed by LANXESS for such applications. The premium products ensure that valuable power units, turbines, steam generators and pipelines enjoy a longer service life and can be operated cost-effectively. Applications include complete desalination in freshwater treatment, treatment of radioactive wastewater in the primary circuit and treatment of cooling water or condensation in the secondary circuit of power plants. Ultra-pure water is mainly used in the electronics industry for the manufacture of semiconductors and microchips, and in the pharmaceuticals industry. Water quality requirements for residual LANXESS AG Contact: Ilona Bolz Corporate Communications Market Communications Trade & Technical Press 51369 Leverkusen Germany Phone +49 214 30-61684 Fax +49 214 30-44865 [email protected] page 2 of 3 conductivity and TOC emissions are so high that only specially purified ion exchange resins are used. With Lewatit UltraPure, LANXESS has developed high-performance resins for the tough demands of polishing circuits. Detailed information about the company’s ion exchange resin portfolio is available on the Internet at www.lewatit.com. The Ion Exchange Resins business unit belongs to the Performance Chemicals segment, which achieved total sales in fiscal 2007 of EUR 1,970 million. LANXESS is a leader in specialty chemicals with sales in 2007 of EUR 6.61 billion and currently around 15,100 employees in 21 countries. The company is represented at 44 production sites worldwide. The core business of LANXESS is the development, manufacture and sale of plastics, rubber, intermediates and specialty chemicals. Information for editors: You can find further information on ion exchange resins and many different topics concerning LANXESS chemistry on http://webmagazine.lanxess.com All LANXESS news releases and accompanying photo, video and audio material can be found on http://press.lanxess.com. Leverkusen, bol September 25, 2008 (2008-0173e) Forward-Looking Statements This news release contains forward-looking statements based on current assumptions and forecasts made by LANXESS AG management. Various known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors could lead to material differences between the actual future results, financial situation, development or performance of the company and the estimates given here. The company assumes no liability whatsoever to update these forward-looking statements or to conform them to future events or developments. LANXESS AG Contact: Ilona Bolz Corporate Communications Market Communications Trade & Technical Press 51369 Leverkusen Germany Phone +49 214 30-61684 Fax +49 214 30-44865 [email protected] page 3 of 3