Akcros Chemicals reviews price of epoxidised soyabean oil

Fuelled by the upsurge of the cost of soyabean oil, Akcros Chemicals, the UK-based Plastics and Processing Additives business of Akzo Nobel, will increase its prices for epoxidised soyabean oil by 15 percent from September 1, 2001 or as contracts will allow.

Akcros Chemicals offers one of the most comprehensive ranges of additives currently available in the international marketplace. As a European market leader, the extensive Akcros product portfolio includes plasticisers, stabilisers, lubricants, process aids, anti-static agents and rheology modifiers. In Europe, the company is the largest supplier of additives to the PVC processing industry and is committed to expanding that leadership globally.

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, The Netherlands, Germany and the USA and sells its products world-wide.

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

67,500 people in more than 75 countries. Financial results for the third quarter of 2001

will be published on October 24, 2001.

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Akcros Chemicals Ltd.
P.O. Box 1
Bentcliffe Way
Eccles
Manchester M30 0BH
United Kingdom

+44 161 785 1111

www.akcros.com