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Media Release<strong>Clariant</strong> <strong>Mining</strong> Announces New Appointments,Strengthening Emulsifiers for Explosives Business• Andrew Forward, based in Melbourne, Australia, named Global BusinessDevelopment Manager for <strong>Clariant</strong> <strong>Mining</strong>• Keith Wilson, based in Frankfurt, Germany, joins <strong>Clariant</strong> <strong>Mining</strong>as Business Development Support• Growth of emulsifiers for explosives business supported by openingof new labsHouston, Texas (USA), October 2, 2012 – <strong>Clariant</strong> <strong>Mining</strong> has appointed Andrew Forward as GlobalBusiness Development Manager for the company’s emulsifiers for explosives business. Forwardpreviously served as Regional Manager of <strong>Clariant</strong> <strong>Mining</strong> in South Asia Pacific.Forword has served in varous roles at <strong>Clariant</strong> for more than 30 years. In his new role, Forward willutilize his extensive expertise in the explosives industry to expand <strong>Clariant</strong>’ s emulsions businessglobally. He will be based in Melbourne, Australia, reporting to the Vice President of <strong>Clariant</strong><strong>Mining</strong>.“I’m excited for the opportunity to further develop <strong>Clariant</strong>’s explosives business in an industry thatis seeing significant growth as a consequence of increasing global demand for mineral commodities,”Forward said.<strong>Clariant</strong> <strong>Mining</strong> has also appointed Keith Wilson as Business Development Support for emulsifiersfor explosives focused on Europe, the Middle East, Africa and CIS. Wilson will be based inFrankfurt, Germany.The new appointments come as <strong>Clariant</strong> <strong>Oil</strong> & <strong>Mining</strong> <strong>Services</strong> prepares to open an new emulifiersfor explosives lab in Frankfurt, Germany, at the end of 2012, and a lab at the company’sheadquarters in The Woodlands, Texas, scheduled to open in fall 2013. The two new labs will joinexisting labs in Mount Holly, North Carolina, and Lara, Australia, giving the company’s emulsifiersfor explosives business a presence on three major continents.Marketed under the trade name ARKOMON®, <strong>Clariant</strong> emulsifiers encompass high-quality PIBSA(polyisobutylene succinic anhydride) based products and a broad range of water in oil emulsifiersincluding sorbitan and phosphate esters designed to meet customers’ specific needs.“The vast experience and expertise of Andrew and Keith, who have collectively spent more than 50years in the industry, strengthens our team and allows <strong>Clariant</strong> to continue to grow the emulsifiersfor explosives business,” said Paul Gould, Head of Marketing and Application Development,<strong>Clariant</strong> <strong>Mining</strong>.

MEDIA RELEASECORPORATE MEDIA RELATIONSCLARIANT INTERNATIONAL LTDKAI ROLKERPhone +41 61 469 63 63kai.rolker@clariant.comREGIONAL MEDIA RELATIONSCLARIANT CORPORATIONCOCO YANGPhone +86 (21) 22483081coco.yang@clariant.comSTEFANIE NEHLSENPhone +41 61 469 63 63stefanie.nehlsen@clariant.comwww.clariant.com<strong>Clariant</strong> is an internationally active specialty chemical company, based in Muttenz near Basel. The group owns over 100 companies worldwideand employed 22 149 employees on December 31, 2011. In the financial year 2011, <strong>Clariant</strong> recorded a turnover of around CHF 7.4 billion.<strong>Clariant</strong> is divided into eleven business units: Additives; Catalysis & Energy; Emulsions, Detergents & Intermediates; Functional Materials;Industrial & Consumer Specialties; Leather <strong>Services</strong>; Masterbatches; <strong>Oil</strong> & <strong>Mining</strong> <strong>Services</strong>; Paper Specialties; Pigments; Textile Chemicals.<strong>Clariant</strong> focuses on creating value by investing in future profitable and sustainable growth, which is based on four strategic pillars: Improvingprofitability, innovation as well as research and development, dynamic growth in emerging markets, and optimizing the portfolio throughcomplementary acquisitions or divestments.mining.clariant.com<strong>Clariant</strong> <strong>Mining</strong> is a leading provider of flotation chemicals and explosion emulsifiers to the global mining industry. <strong>Clariant</strong> <strong>Mining</strong>’s strong andgrowing team of technical experts operates around the globe and is dedicated to providing world-class specialty chemical solutions that addvalue to customers’ mining operations. The company operates a state-of-the-art R&D laboratory at its headquarters in The Woodlands, Texas,which is dedicated to the development and optimization of chemical solutions for North American customers.This press release and relevant photography can be downloaded from www.clariant.com / Media or from www.PressReleaseFinder.com.