In First Year Since Acquisition, Nalco Mobotec Shows Marked Growth in Winning Air Pollution Control Contracts

• Press Release
• Source: Nalco Company
• On 7:20 am EST, Tuesday December 2, 2008

WALNUT CREEK, Calif., Dec. 2, 2008 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Nalco Mobotec Inc., a global leader in combustion optimization and multi-pollutant reduction, has seen dramatic growth since its acquisition by Nalco Company last December.

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Since that time Nalco Mobotec has been awarded $58 million in air pollution control contracts, a 144% percent increase over $23.8 million in contracts won in the prior twelve months by Mobotec USA, Inc.

``These results demonstrate the success we have had in combining the innovative Mobotec treatment technologies with access to Nalco's broad customer base,'' said Mark Lee, General Manager of Nalco's Air Pollution Control Business. ``The on-site, engineered solutions of Nalco Mobotec represent a valuable expansion of the sustainable development solutions we provide to our customers, helping them reduce both their energy use and environmental impacts.''

These air pollution control projects will use Nalco Mobotec's proprietary ROFA(r), ROFA FSI, and ROTAMIX(r) technologies to control nitrogen and sulfur oxides emissions (NOx, SOx); MERCONTROL(tm) technologies to address the emission of mercury, and ROFA technology to reduce carbon dioxide emissions through biomass co-firing.

ROFA technology sets the volume of the furnace in rotation via an asymmetric boosted over-fire air system, resulting in superior mixing and temperature distribution, reducing NOx and optimizing combustion.

ROFA FSI (Furnace Sorbent Injection) technology provides optimal in-furnace mixing of chemicals such as lime, limestone, soda ash, and other sorbents.

The ROTAMIX system combines air injection nozzles with automatically regulated lances for the injection of chemicals into the furnace where the temperature is most favorable.

For mercury emissions control, the MERCONTROL family of solutions includes oxidizers, non-carbon sorbents and FGD (flue gas desulfurization) re-emission control chemistry.

About Nalco Mobotec

Nalco Mobotec provides innovative solutions to the world's global air pollution challenges and offers practical approaches for the control of nitrogen and sulfur oxides (NOx /SOx), carbon monoxide, mercury and particulates. Nalco Mobotec's solutions can accommodate fuel flexibility, biomass conversions, or co-firing in boilers. Instead of requiring major capital equipment purchases, its engineered solutions approach optimizes current assets. Visit http://www.nalcomobotec.com. Nalco Mobotec is a subsidiary of Nalco Holding Company (NYSE:NLC - News) the global leader in water, energy, air and process technologies and services that deliver savings for customers and improve the environment.

The Nalco Company logo is available at http://www.globenewswire.com/newsroom/prs/?pkgid=1135

ROFA and ROTAMIX are registered trademarks of Mobotec AB. MERCONTROL is a trademark of Nalco Company.

This news release includes forward-looking statements, reflecting current analysis and expectations, based on what are believed to be reasonable assumptions. Forward-looking statements may involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, which may cause the actual results to differ materially from those projected, stated or implied, depending on many factors, including, without limitation: ability to generate cash, ability to raise capital, ability to refinance, the result of the pursuit of strategic alternatives, ability to execute work process redesign and reduce costs, ability to execute price increases, business climate, business performance, economic and competitive uncertainties, higher manufacturing costs, reduced level of customer orders, changes in strategies, risks in developing new products and technologies, environmental and safety regulations and clean-up costs, foreign exchange rates, the impact of changes in the regulation or value of pension fund assets and liabilities, changes in generally accepted accounting principles, adverse legal and regulatory developments, including increases in the number or financial exposures of claims, lawsuits, settlements or judgments, or the inability to eliminate or reduce such financial exposures by collecting indemnity payments from insurers, the impact of increased accruals and reserves for such exposures, weather-related factors, and adverse changes in economic and political climates around the world, including terrorism and international hostilities, and other risk factors identified by the Company. Accordingly, there can be no assurance that the Company will meet future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. This paragraph is included to provide safe harbor for forward-looking statements, which are not generally required to be publicly revised as circumstances change, and which the Company does not intend to update.

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