MEDIA STATEMENT

 Melbourne:  1^st September, 2010

For Immediate Release

Fuchs Petrolub AG Acquires Worldwide Food Grade Lubricants Business From Shell International Petroleum

FUCHS PETROLUB AG have announced the acquisition of the worldwide food grade lubricants business from Shell International Petroleum, London.

With respect to the acquisition and the integration of this business into the FUCHS Group, the following important statements have been released:

Within the FUCHS group, FUCHS LUBRITECH is responsible for the sales and marketing of food related products, which going forward will include the CASSIDA, Sugar Mill Clear and FM product lines. 

Fuchs has acquired the brand names as well as the product technology for all the product lines, which includes the well-known CASSIDA product range.  As Fuchs moves forward with the acquisition, it is assured that these product lines will be available without any changes in quality or product names. 

Fuchs Australasia Managing Director, Wayne Hoiles said, “Legally, Fuchs is unable to contact CASSIDA customers individually until October 1, 2010.  At that time, Fuchs will contact those customers formerly supplied by Shell to discuss the transition process. In the meantime, Shell food grade customers and distributors may direct any questions and concerns regarding the transition process to Rob Hughes”.

The contact details for Rob Hughes are as follows:

Email:             rob.hughes@fuchs.com.au

Direct:            03 9300 6441

Toll-Free:       1800 1800 13 or

General:         info.cassida.lubricants@fuchs.com.au

For global inquiries, feel free to contact our Global Central Help Desk, which is reachable as follows:

Email: cassida.lubricants@fuchs-lubritech.de

Facsimile:    +49 (0) 6301 - 3206 999

Founded in 1931, Fuchs is the largest independent manufacturer of specialty lubricants in the world and is a global organization with 54 affiliates across six continents.  The FUCHS PETROLUB AG has focused its activities in high-performance and specialty lubricants within the FUCHS LUBRITECH GROUP.  LUBRITECH stands for “LUBRIcation“ and “TECHnology“.  The international group has locations, distributors, and partners in more than 60 countries who guarantee the availability of FUCHS LUBRITECH products.

With the addition of this product line, FUCHS will offer an even more comprehensive range of food grade lubricants for all applications in the food related business. The FUCHS support structure encompasses an experienced sales staff backed by qualified application and technical engineers who look forward to serving your customer needs.

For further information or interviews with Wayne Hoiles:

Dale Brittain  l  DBC2

P. 03 9305 4006

E. dale@dbc2.com.au