Gas Technology Products Expands Canada Service and Support

Schaumburg, Ill. – May 5, 2003 – David Graubard has joined Gas Technology Products LLC as a Business Development Engineer to support GTP's hydrogen sulfide treatment technologies to the Canadian gas processing industry.

Gas Technology Products LLC (GTP), a wholly owned subsidiary of Merichem Chemicals & Refinery Services LLC, has more than 25 years of hydrogen sulfide removal experience and offers an extensive portfolio of hydrogen sulfide removal processes, systems and products to fit a wide range of applications. Graubard will identify target markets within Canada that can benefit from GTP's hydrogen sulfide treatment technologies LO-CAT®, LO-CAT II®, ELIMINATOR™, SULFUR-RITE® and other sulfur removal products. GTP offers a comprehensive range of services including economic evaluations on sulfide treatment processes, process design to accommodate unique systems, equipment fabrication, installation and start up, operator training and system performance evaluations, and ongoing support for system operations. GTP also provides efficiency evaluations of treatment systems with the goal of improving sulfide recovery at reduced cost.

Mr. Graubard brings extensive experience in product development, conceptual process design, and marketing. Previously he was employed at Chevron Texaco in business development. He received a degree in Chemical Engineering at the University of Tulsa.

For a customized solution to your hydrogen sulfide problem, contact Dave Graubard at 847-285-3855, Fax 847-285-3888/3889, or by Email: dgraubard@merichem.com To learn more about GTP’s sulfur removal solutions visit www.gtp-merichem.com

Merichem Chemicals & Refinery Services LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Merichem Company, provides a diversified portfolio of products and services including soda chemicals to the pulp and paper industry, caustic management services to the coal tar and petroleum refining industry, copper naphthenate to the wood treatment and preservative industry, naphthenic products to the chemical and petrochemical industry, as well as an expansive offering of process technologies utilizing the non-dispersive mass transfer FIBER-FILM™ Contactor for the treatment of hydrocarbon streams. To learn more about these and other products and services offered by Merichem Chemicals & Refinery Services LLC, visit www.merichem.com.