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R&D 100 Award to CurraLon™ Metal Coating

"Coating Protects Against corrosion, Oxidation and Fouling in Harsh Environments at Temperatures to 260°C"

Houston, TX; October 23, 2002 - CurraLon™ coating, a self-healing, three layer system based on polyphenylene sulfide, won a coveted R&D 100 Award from R&D Magazine. This year's awards, presented October 16'th in Chicago and given to products for their technical significance, uniqueness and commercial promise, were the 40th annual series.

The coating was developed by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York, and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden Colorado, in conjunction with Curran International, Dickinson, Texas, and Ticona, Summit, New Jersey. CurraLon™ coating controls corrosion, oxidation and fouling on ferrous and non-ferrous metal surfaces in harsh environments at temperatures to 260°C. This system was formulated by Dr. Toshifumi Sugama, a chemist at Brookhaven National Laboratory, and field-tested by Dr. Keith Gawlik of the National Renewable Energy Laboratory with financial support from the Geothermal Materials Program of the U.S. Department of Energy.

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More information about the R&D 100 Award is available in the October 2002 issue of R&D Magazine and online at: http://www.rdmag.com/features/f0209/0209_proc_100_0416.asp.