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28.07.2009

Nabaltec AG: Nabaltec will develop a new energy concept for its Schwandorf site

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Nabaltec AG: 
- Nabaltec will develop a new energy concept for its Schwandorf site
- Referendum in Schwandorf prevents increasing the energy supply from the
neighboring waste incineration plant

Schwandorf, 28 July 2009 - In response to the referendum of 26 July 2009,
Nabaltec AG has undertaken to develop a new energy concept for its
Schwandorf site, in conjunction with partners and experts. In the
referendum, the citizens of Schwandorf voted down a proposal to increase
the allowable waste volume processed at the Schwandorf waste incineration
plant, thus limiting the allowable waste volume to a level below the
plant's actual technical. The plant, which meets the latest technological
standards, was built for the sole purpose of supplying the Nabaltec plant
with steam and electricity. Increasing the waste incineration volume from
390,000 to 450,000 tons would have secured Nabaltec's long-term energy
supply at full capacity.

Nabaltec AG's energy supply is currently supplied entirely by the waste
incineration plant. Nabaltec's Schwandorf production volume has been
reduced as a result of the global demand crisis. Since the proposal to
increase the waste incineration volume has been rejected, Nabaltec AG will
now develop a new energy concept, together with its partners. One option
would to build a pulverized lignite power plant of our own which would
secure the long-term energy supply after the global economy recovers, when
all existing and planned production sites will be operating at full
capacity.

Construction of the new plant for eco-friendly additives, in Schwandorf, is
entirely on schedule, and the new plant, with an investment volume of about
EUR 20 million, will go online in the fourth quarter of 2009. The product
was successfully launched in recent months. Nabaltec's additives will take
the place of the additives currently used in the PVC industry, which
contain heavy metals and are therefore harmful for the environment.
Nabaltec's products are purely mineral-based, eco-friendly and more
functional.

About Nabaltec AG
Nabaltec AG, with registered office in Schwandorf, a chemicals business
which has received multiple awards for innovativeness, manufactures,
develops and distributes highly specialized products based on aluminum
hydroxide ('ATH') and aluminum oxide, as well as other raw materials, on an
industrial scale through its 'functional fillers' and 'technical ceramics'
divisions. The company's product range includes flame-retardant fillers for
the plastics industry, used e.g. in cables in tunnels, airports, high-rise
buildings and electronic devices, as well as base materials for use in
technical ceramics, the refractory industry and catalysis. Unlike
halogenated flame-retardant fillers, the products manufactured by the
company's 'functional fillers' division contain no hazardous substances and
do not require separate disposal. Rather, the company's flame-retardant
fillers actually decrease the development of fumes hazardous to human
health and the environment in the event of fire. Nabaltec maintains
production sites in Germany and the US and plans to continue to consolidate
its market position by expanding capacity, further optimizing processes and
quality and making strategic extensions to its product range. On the
strength of its specialty products, the company strives to attain not just
the quality leadership, but also the market leadership in each segment.


Contact:
Heidi Wiendl
Nabaltec AG
Phone: +49 9431 53-202
Fax: +49 9431 53-260
E-mail: InvestorRelations@nabaltec.de

Frank Ostermair
Better Orange IR & HV AG
Phone: +49 89 8896906-14
Fax: +49 89 8896906-66
E-Mail: frank.ostermair@better-orange.de


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Language:     English
Issuer:       Nabaltec AG
              Alustraße 50-52
              92421 Schwandorf
              Deutschland
Phone:        +49 9431 53-0
Fax:          +49 9431 53-260
E-mail:       info @nabaltec.de
Internet:     www.nabaltec.de
ISIN:         DE000A0KPPR7
WKN:          A0KPPR
Listed:       Freiverkehr in Berlin, Düsseldorf, München, Stuttgart;
              Entry Standard in Frankfurt
 
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