WATER & WASTEWATER TREATMENT CHEMICALS

WORLD MARKET UPDATE

August 2011

TABLE OF CONTENTS

PEOPLE NEWS

Craig Beckman Joins MIOX as Executive VP of Business Development

Buckman Canada:  New leadership, Same Commitment

INDUSTRY NEWS

Chemical Stocks Mixed, Barclays Touts Sector

Ashland Inc. Completes ISP Acquisition

Ashland Inc. to Host Analyst Day Nov. 15 in New York City

Kroff, Inc. Joins Leaders in Marcellus Shale Development

Market for Cross-flow Membranes to Rise 41 Percent by 2015 in Middle East

Synthetics Could Benefit from Expanding Oil and Gas Sectors

Purista Parent Being Bought in $1.4 Billion Deal

Is Ecolab a Chance for Gates to Clean - or Clean Up?

Water Expo China + Water & Membrane China 2011

NEW PLANT CONSTRUCTION NEWS

Work on New Dania Beach Water Plant almost Complete

Brenntag Invests in Sodium Hypochlorite Facility

TECHNOLOGY/NEW PRODUCT NEWS

U.S. Majors Target Israeli Wastewater-to-Electricity Technology

A Foray into Treating Gas Drilling Wastewater

Could We Use Sewage to Power our Cars?

Tamboran's Claims of Chemical Free Frack Fluid Challenged by Expert

Ashland Inc. Offers Versatile Adhesives for Medical Applications in Europe