Zirax Secures Two New Supply Agreements

    
  Zirax PLC
  15 September 2008
   

    

                 


    Zirax plc
    ("Zirax" or the "Company")

    ZIRAX secures two new supply agreements in Romania and Azerbaijan together worth USD 1.5 million


    Zirax plc ("Zirax" or the "Company") is pleased to announce it has won two new contracts together worth initially USD 1.5 million, to
supply Bucharest City Council with de-icing products and supply PelletOil* calcium chloride pellets to oil drilling operations in
Azerbaijan.

    Romania
    Under the supply agreement with Bucharest City Council, Zirax will supply to the Romanian capital city 2,000 Metric Tonnes (MT) of
de-icing products in winter season 2008-2009. The Bucharest authority has chosen the Zirax calcium chloride based de-icing products because
they are more effective and less harmful to the environment than regular de-icing mixtures of rock salt and sand. Last year Zirax*s de-icing
products were supplied to Romania for the first time to trial and as a result of this and the successful use of the Company*s de-icing
mixtures in Russia over a number of years, the Bucharest City Council has increased the purchase amount for the upcoming winter season.


    Azerbaijan
    Zirax is also pleased to announce the start of PelletOil* calcium chloride supply to Azerbaijan. PelletOil* calcium chloride, Zirax's
own brand of anhydrous calcium chloride pellets, is the base for clear brine completion fluids and will be used in the Azeri-Chirag-Guneshli
(ACG) oilfield, the largest complex of oilfields in Azerbaijan. Total hydrocarbon reserves in the ACG fields are estimated at 500 million
tonnes of oil equivalent.
    
Valery Andosov, Zirax Chief Executive Officer said:

    "We are very pleased to have secured two new supply agreements with the Bucharest City Council and for the Azerbaijan oil operations. 
Demand for highly effective and technically advanced solutions in de-icing and oilfield process chemicals is growing and we are well
positioned to supply our customer base. Both Europe and CIS are important regions for us and we continue to be focused on growing our sales
and increasing our presence there." 

    About Zirax

    Zirax is a speciality chemical company manufacturing and supplying oilfield process chemicals and de-icing solutions to a global
customer base. Zirax is the second largest supplier of calcium chloride pellets globally and the leading supplier in the Eastern Hemisphere.
Zirax is quoted on AIM section of the London Stock Exchange (ticker: ZRX), is headquartered in London and has supply sources based in
Western Europe and Russia.  More information is available at http://www.zirax.com

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