BWA Water Additives

BWA Water Additives
BWA Water Additives is the leading global provider of specialty water solutions for industrial water treatment, desalination, pulp and paper, oilfield, and other process industries. BWA’s antiscalant, corrosion inhibitor and microbiocide technologies and services provide customers with the essential elements required to meet today’s water management challenges. With brands such as; Belclene® , Belcor® , Belgard® , BromiCide® , Bellasol® , Belsperse® , Bellacide® and Flocon® , BWA is recognized world wide for the highest possible quality and superior technical performance. For further information and details on our products and services please visit our website at www.wateradditives.com.

BWA Water Additives
2 Brightgate Way, Cobra Court
Stretford, Manchester M32 0TB
United Kingdom

+44 161 864 6678

www.wateradditives.com

UIB ANNOUNCES THE ACQUISITION OF BWA WATER ADDITIVES - A LEADING WATER TREATMENT SOLUTIONS PROVIDER

David Cartmell, Executive Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of BWA.(Manama, September 30, 2008) – United International Bank B.S.C.(c), an investment bank headquartered in Bahrain, today announced its acquisition of the UK based BWA Water Additives (“BWA”), a leading water treatment solution provider from Close Brothers Private Equity Limited.

CBPE acquires global speciality water chemical business from Chemtura Corporation for $85m

BWA is a global supplier of niche speciality chemicals used in a wide range of industrial water treatment applications including the fast growing desalination sector.Close Brothers Private Equity (CBPE) today announces the acquisition of the industrial water chemicals business from US listed Chemtura Corporation for an acquisition price of $85m. The business will be renamed BWA Water Additives (BWA).