ANNOUNCEMENT
CINCINNATI, OH., June 22, 2007


Nease Corporation increasing prices

Effective July 15th, 2007, Nease Corporation will raise its list and off-list pricing for all Hydrotropes and DDBSA as contracts allow. These increases are the result of rising raw material costs. Naxonate® liquids will increase by $0.02 per pound (powders will go up by $0.04). Naxsoft® 98S  (DDBSA) will increase by $0.04 per pound.

All other standard terms and conditions of sale remain unchanged.

Please feel free to contact your Nease account representative if you have any questions or need further information. As always we appreciate your business as well as your support and understanding.

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.