Ashland Specialty Chemical Company's Drew Industrial Business Announces Revolutionary, New Defoamer for Paints and Industrial Coatings

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DUBLIN, OH USA 12/05/2002

    BOONTON, N.J., Jan. 22 Ashland Specialty
Chemical Company's Drew Industrial business announces the introduction of
DREWPLUS(R) TS-4481 defoamer for water-based coatings.  The product provides
highly effective antifoaming properties in the wet film with a revolutionary
dissolution effect during drying.  DREWPLUS TS-4481 defoamer exhibits
outstanding macro and micro foam control during processing and application of
the coating, promoting the dissolution of remaining air back into water-based
coatings during the drying process.  This dissolution of remaining air occurs
even when the film is set to the touch.  Based on this unique combination of
micro and macro foam control technologies, DREWPLUS TS-4481 reduces coating
failures due to air entrainment and helps improve early water resistance,
mechanical properties, clarity and gloss of the coating.
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    For more information, contact Marketing Services, Drew Industrial, One
Drew Plaza, Boonton, NJ, 07005. Tel: (800) 526-1015 or (973) 263-7600. Fax:
(973) 263-4483 or drewindustrialmail@ashland.com.

    Ashland Specialty Chemical Company, a division of Ashland Inc., is a
leading, worldwide supplier of specialty chemicals serving industries
including adhesives, automotive, composites, foundry, merchant marine, paint,
paper, plastics, semiconductor, watercraft and water treatment.  Visit
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