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Air Products and Tomah3 Products Form a Commercial and Product Development Relationship LEHIGH VALLEY, Pa., March 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Air Products and Tomah3 Products, Inc. announced today the formation of a commercial and product development relationship intended to leverage each company's expertise, products and technology to better serve customers in the industrial and institutional cleaning, and the coatings, inks and adhesives industries. The companies hope to provide improved access to complementary technologies, leading to the continued development of unique solutions to industry and customer needs in these niche applications. Air Products brings to the relationship proven surface science solutions and a global presence in thecoatings, inks and adhesives industries, and will benefit from Tomah's established alcohol ethoxylates product base. Tomah's presence in institutional and industrial cleaning applications in North and South America likewise will benefit from Air Products' surfactant product capabilities. Air Products will continue technological research and development, marketing and sales and customer service for the coatings, inks and adhesives segments, and will assist Tomah with technology development for institutional and industrial cleaning applications. Tomah, based in Milton, WI, will continue to handle all marketing and sales and customer service for institutional and industrial cleaning customers. "We think the ability to combine our surface science research and development capabilities and Tomah's synthetic product technologies will result in new environmentally-friendly products for the variety of applications served," said Ken Rizzi, business development manager, Performance Solutions at Air Products. "Additionally, in each segment, the customers will continue to have contact with already established suppliers with proven performance history. Other than enhanced product options, the relationship will be transparent to the respective customers." According to Tobin Ryan, vice president, Corporate Development at Tomah, "By combining Air Products' unique acetylenic technology with our alkoxylate and ether amine capabilities, Tomah will enhance its solution base in serving its customers and theinstitutional and industrial cleaning industry." ***NOTE: This release may contain forward-looking statements. Actual results could vary materially, due to changes in current expectations. ***NOTE: The "3" in "Tomah3" is superscript. DATASOURCE: Air Products CONTACT: Media Inquiries: Art George, Air Products, +1-610-481-1340, e-mail: ; or Rowand Robinson, Tomah, +1-608-868-6811, e-mail: ; or Investor Inquiries: Alex W. Masetti, Air Products, +1-610-481-7461, e-mail: Web site: http://www.airproducts.com/

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