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