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Item 1. BUSINESS (Continued)
The Company uses technical services representatives to interact with customers to understand the customers’
product needs. These technical service representatives then interact with researchers who are familiar with the
Company’s wide range of products as well as applications technology. These individuals form quick-acting teams
to develop solutions to customer needs.
The Company has entered into a new cooperative research and development agreement with Pacific Northwest
National Laboratory which is focused on hydrothermal liquefaction of biomass to biocrude oils. This agreement
is part of the effort being undertaken to support a joint development project with ConocoPhillips.
The Company has begun research related to the recently awarded funding from the Department of Energy to
develop yeasts capable of fermenting 5-carbon sugars, which is a key technology for producing ethanol from
lignocellulosic biomass. The Company is partnered with Purdue University on this project.
The amounts spent during the three years ended June 30, 2008, 2007 and 2006 for such technical efforts were
approximately $49 million, $45 million, and $45 million, respectively.
Environmental Compliance
During the year ended June 30, 2008, $125 million was spent for equipment, facilities, and programs for pollution
control and compliance with the requirements of various environmental agencies.
There have been no material effects upon the earnings and competitive position of the Company resulting from
compliance with federal, state, and local laws or regulations enacted or adopted relating to the protection of the
environment.
Number of Employees
The number of persons employed by the Company was approximately 27,600 at June 30, 2008.
Financial Information About Foreign and Domestic Operations
Item 1A, “Risk Factors,” and Item 2, “Properties,” includes information relating to the Company’s foreign
operations. Geographic financial information is set forth in “Note 14 of Notes to Consolidated Financial
Statements” included in Item 8 herein, “Financial Statements and Supplementary Data”.
Available Information
The Company’s Internet address is http://www.admworld.com. The Company makes available, free of charge,
through its Internet site, the Company’s annual reports on Form 10-K; quarterly reports on Form 10-Q; current
reports on Form 8-K; Directors and Officers Forms 3, 4, and 5; and amendments to those reports, as soon as
reasonably practicable after electronically filing such materials with, or furnishing them to, the Securities and
Exchange Commission (SEC).
In addition, the Company makes available, through its Internet site, the Company’s Business Code of Conduct and
Ethics, Corporate Governance Guidelines, and the written charters of the Audit, Compensation/Succession,
Nominating/Corporate Governance, and Executive Committees.
References to our website addressed in this report are provided as a convenience and do not constitute, or should
not be viewed as, an incorporation by reference of the information contained on, or available through, the website.
Therefore, such information should not be considered part of this report.
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