Hydrogen Sulfide Treatment Plant Purchased by Delaware Solid Waste Authority

Schaumburg, Ill., May 2005—The LO-CAT® Hydrogen Sulfide Treatment Plant has been purchased by the Delaware Solid Waste Authority to remove hydrogen sulfide from landfill gas at its Cherry Island landfill facility in Wilmington, Delaware. Scheduled for start-up in the second quarter of 2006, this LO-CAT unit will treat 9000 scfm of landfill gas with a maximum of 2,000 ppmv of hydrogen sulfide.

The Delaware Solid Waste Authority will receive performance guarantees from Gas Technology Products which include sulfur removal capacity of 1 ton per day and hydrogen sulfide removal efficiency up to 99%.

Gas Technology Products, a member of the Merichem family of companies, has more than 25 years of H2S removal experience and offers a complete portfolio of H2S removal processes, systems and products to fit a wide range of applications. Additional information is available at http://www.gtp-merichem.com

The Merichem family of companies provides a diversified portfolio of products and services including naphthenic acid, copper naphthenate, sodium hydrosulfide, and process technology to the chemical, refining, and pulp and paper industries worldwide.

Company Contact:
William Rouleau
Phone: 847-285-3865
Fax: 847-285-3888/3889
wrouleau@merichem.com

Agency Contact:
Joyce Marcus
Phone: 847-459-6600 x14
Fax: 847-459-8948
jmarcus@marcusinc.com