Purolite Adjusts Price for Ion Exchange, Catalyst, Adsorbent and Specialty Resins.

Sustained High Costs for Raw Materials and Energy Forced the Increase

BALA CYNWYD, Pa. -- Due to sustained high costs for raw materials and energy, Purolite, the largest privately held ion exchange, catalyst, adsorbent and specialty resin manufacturer, will increase its prices worldwide for all products. The price increases are effective November 1, 2006. They will range from four to seven percent, depending on the product line.

"Significant increases in both raw materials and the energy demands on our manufacturing facilities have forced this price increase," said Mr. Stefan Brodie, President and CEO. "We resisted this action as long as we could."

Purolite Corporation was founded in 1981 and is a leading manufacturer of ion exchange, catalyst, adsorbent and specialty resins and the only company to focus exclusively on this market. Headquartered in Bala Cynwyd, PA, the company has ISO-9000:2001 certified sales offices in more than 30 countries as well as manufacturing and R&D facilities in the USA, China and Romania. Purolite also has a dedicated central research and development facility in the United Kingdom.

Purolite has been a member of the Water Quality Association since 1982 and manufactures more than 400 different ion-exchange-resins, catalysts and adsorbents. It produces resins for the sweetener/sugar, beverage, bottled, municipal water, ultra-pure water, petrochemical refining, mining, bio-fuel, nuclear power, pharmaceutical, metals finishing, microelectronics, food and other industries.

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