NEWS RELEASE                                   DECEMBER 2009

Treatment Chemical Sales Will Be Up 3% In 2010

Sales of water and wastewater treatment chemicals will rise 3 percent in 2010 reaching $21.7 billion.  The municipal wastewater segment will exceed $4 billion according to the latest forecast in Water & Wastewater Treatment Chemical: World Markets, a continually updated online report published by the McIlvaine Company.

The municipal sector will account for more than one-third of the total market and energy will account for another one-third with the remainder spread among a number of industries.

Water and Wastewater Treatment Chemical Sales 2010 ($ Millions)

Industry                                 2010

Chemical                                   724

Electronics                                 477

Food                                         782

Metals                                       723

Mining                                       367

Oil & Gas                                  921

Other industries                       1,149

Pharmaceutical                          308

Power                                     4,196

Pulp & paper                          1,602

Refining                                   2,388

Wastewater, municipal            4,094

Water, municipal                     3,978

Corrosion inhibitors will be the leading chemical in terms of revenues.  Organic flocculants will capture second place followed by scale inhibitors.

2010 Revenue Rankings by Chemical Type

Chemical Type                      Ranking

Corrosion Inhibitors                     1

Organic Flocculants                     2

Scale Inhibitors                            3

Inorganic Flocculants                   4

Oxidizers and Biocides                5

Ph Adjusters                               6

Odor Control                              7     

Activated carbon, chelants, defoamers, ion exchange resins and miscellaneous chemicals will account for the remainder of the revenues.