ANNOUNCEMENT
September 2005


Nease Corp. Hires Gordon W. Geist as Sales and Marketing Manager

CINCINNATI — Gordon W. Geist has been hired as sales and marketing manager at the Nease Corp. office in Cincinnati, Ohio. He will be responsible for the company’s field sales organization, developing sales budgets and forecasts, identifying new business opportunities, and managing pricing.

Geist has 26 years of chemical industry experience and has served in a variety of sales and business management positions since obtaining a chemical engineering degree from Miami University of Ohio.

About Nease Corp.

Nease Corp. is a producer of performance chemicals with a well-established reputation in hydrotropes and batch sulfonation technology, holding long-term relationships with the major global consumer products companies. The company has established a strong reputation in the industry for delivering modified products to meet the needs of its customers. The Nease product line includes hydrotropes, acid catalysts, naphthalene sulfonates and various other specialty products.