FOR FURTHER INFORMATION:
`Media Relations
`Ken Gordon
`614-790-1832
`kdgordon@ashland.com
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`FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
`May 9, 2011
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`News Release
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`New extraction aid from Ashland Inc. increases
`corn oil yield from ethanol production
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`WILMINGTON, Del. – Ethanol producers can now capture up to three times more
`corn oil during processing and extract a higher quality oil, thanks to a new
`product introduced by Ashland Hercules Water Technologies, a commercial unit
`of Ashland Inc. (NYSE: ASH). The new corn oil extraction aid, PTV M-5309, is
`easily introduced into the process and requires no additional capital expenditure.
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`“The customers we’ve worked with in developing this value-added product
`have documented a number of benefits from using the PTV M-5309 corn oil
`extraction aid,” said McCord Pankonen, global biorefining marketing manager,
`Water Technologies. “The real beauty of the product is that refiners don’t have to
`change their process. Many of those who are using our corn oil extraction aid are
`producing up to three times more corn oil than they previously achieved.”
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`Ashland’s PTV M-5309 corn oil extraction aid significantly increases corn
`oil yield by improving the release of oil during mechanical extraction. Added to
`the process after distillation, the extraction aid also reduces solids in the oil,
`resulting in a cleaner, higher-quality oil. Results also include a reduction in
`system deposits, allowing
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`maintenance.
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`“The results we have been able to achieve for our customers during
`testing prompted us to accelerate our efforts to bring this to market,” said
`Eugenia Erlij, director of global marketing for Food and Beverage, Water
`Technologies. “By enabling ethanol producers to capture more corn oil without
`increasing capital expenditures, PTV M-5309 provides an added value that
`delivers bottom-line performance.”
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`The product has received the generally recognized as safe (GRAS) and
`Kosher certifications. Additionally, Ashland has a pending patent application for
`use of Ashland PTV M-5309 in corn oil extraction. People interested in learning
`more about Ashland’s PTV M-5309 corn oil extraction aid should contact McCord
`Pankonen at (605) 214-3127 or by email at mpankonen@ashland.com.
`Ashland Hercules Water Technologies is a leading global producer of
`papermaking chemicals and a leading specialty chemicals supplier to the pulp,
`paper, commercial and institutional, food and beverage, chemical, mining and
`municipal markets. Its process, utility and functional chemistries are used to
`improve operational efficiencies, enhance product quality, protect plant assets
`and ensure environmental compliance.
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`In more than 100 countries, the people of Ashland Inc. (NYSE: ASH)
`provide the specialty chemicals, technologies and insights to help customers
`create new and improved products for today and sustainable solutions for
`tomorrow. Our chemistry is at work every day in a wide variety of markets and
`applications, including architectural coatings, automotive, construction, energy,
`personal care, pharmaceutical, tissue and towel, and water treatment. Visit
`www.ashland.com to see the innovations we offer through our four commercial
`units – Ashland Aqualon Functional Ingredients, Ashland Hercules Water
`Technologies, Ashland Performance Materials and Ashland Consumer Markets
`(Valvoline).
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