Acquisition - Carus Corporation Acquires Alexander Chemical

Gil Leavitt, President of Alexander Chemical Corporation, announced that Carus Holding, LLC, a subsidiary of Carus Corporation, purchased all the stock of Alexander Chemical Corporation on February 26, 2010.

"By combining the product and customer base of Carus Corp. and Alexander Chemical, we will continue to provide our customers with the highest quality of products and service, we will improve our efficiencies with our shared strengths, and lower costs for our customers," states Mr. Leavitt.

The Carus Corporation, founded in LaSalle, IL in 1915 is an environmental company that manufactures permanganates, phosphates, and catalysts for the water, remediation, and air purification markets worldwide.

"This acquisition represents Carus' continued commitment to strengthen and expand our product offerings to our drinking water market in North America," said Inga Carus, President and CEO of Carus Corporation.

Visit the website of Carus Corp. at www.caruscorporation.com

Alert - Regulatory

Regulatory Alert

The Department of Homeland Security has issued Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards for any facility that manufactures, uses, stores, or distributes certain chemicals above a specified quantity. This new regulation, depending on the chemicals and the quantities of those chemicals on your site, may require you to register your site by January 20, 2008 and follow other requirements of the standard.

We recommend you visit the web site below and determine your sites status as soon as possible.

http://www.dhs.gov/xprevprot/programs/gc_1169501486179.shtm

Environment and Safety Awards

In December 2007, Alexander Chemical Corporation recognized their operating locations for outstanding Safety and Environmental Performance.

The Kingsbury, IN facility accomplished a 1-year milestone for operating without an OSHA Recordable Accident and 7 Years without a reportable release to the environment. This facility has 53 full time employees, logging in over 110,000 hours each year.

The Mason Michigan facility was also recognized for operating over 10 years without an OSHA Recordable Accident or a reportable release to the environment. This facility has 6 full time employees.

The awards were presented to all employees by Gil Leavitt, President and Jim Zatorski, Vice President of Operations and Distribution. Receiving the awards for all employees were Al Manns, Production Manager at Kingsbury, IN and Rich Stewart, Facility Manager at Mason, MI.

George Coyle - New Director of Business Development

We are pleased to announce that George Coyle has joined Alexander Chemical as Director of Business Development effective August of 2008. He will serve as Business Development Director increasing opportunities for continued growth of our business.

George has over 32 years experience in all aspects of chemical distribution including operations, purchasing, sales and marketing. He possesses a deep understanding of suppliers and customers in all chemical industry segments. Most recently, he was the Chicago General Manager at Univar. He is a graduate of Illinois Benedictine University.

George and his family live in western Kane County, Illinois. George enjoys all sports and especially he enjoys coaching the sports teams of his two children.

Contact George Coyle at george.coyle@alexanderchemical.com or call him at his office on (630) 955-6061.

New Address for Corporate Office

Effective August 1, 2007, we moved our corporate office (sales, purchasing, accounting, accounts payable) from Lisle, IL to:

1901 Butterfield Road, Suite 120
Downers Grove, IL 60515

Our telephone numbers remain the same:
800-445-9458 Corporate Office Main
630-955-6065 Corporate Office Fax

Order placement remains the same:
800-348-8827 Customer Service Phone
219-393-5364 Customer Service Fax

New Anhydrous Hydrogen Chloride Packaging Plant

Alexander Chemical Corporation is pleased to announce the completion of the modernization and upgrade of our entire anhydrous hydrogen chloride packaging plant. The new state-of-the-art system includes facilities for railcar unloading, tube trailer filling and cylinder filling. Please call us at (800) 445-9458 for more information on our capabilities in this highly specialized product line.

New Chlorine Packaging Plant

Alexander Chemical Corporation, a North American leader in the water purification industry, is pleased to announce the completion of a new chlorine packaging facility at the Kingsbury, IN location. The new facility provides increased packaging capacity, for cylinders and ton containers of chlorine. It has been engineered under the highest safety standards in the industry and is designed to provide product quality that is second to none. Please call (800) 445-9458 for more information.