Linatex Global News Update - August, 2008

    LINATEX MONTHLY GLOBAL UPDATE

LINATEX GLOBAL
Linatex Announces Multi-lingual Website to Meet Global Challenge
With the unprecedented growth in emerging markets becoming a major focus in
the mining sector, Linatex has risen to the challenge by announcing its new look
website, now available in English, Russian and Chinese.
"As a truly global company Linatex understands the importance of
communication. Our participation in emerging markets is rapidly increasing and
we are doing all we can to ensure that language is no barrier" said Mr. Henk Van
Kruining, Linatex Global Marketing Director.
"Since launching the enhanced and updated English website, as well as the new
Russian and Chinese language websites in June, traffic has significantly
increased. Website visits have risen by a phenomenal 141%" continued Henk.
Linatex will continue to expand its web presence, planning to roll out of Spanish
and French language website in 2009.

Linatex Americas
Linatex Americas Receives Hose Order Worth over 1 Million US Dollars!
Linatex Americas is pleased to announce they have been contracted to provide
tailings line hose for a New Mexico mining operation. The order includes over
1800 feet of large diameter hoses that will be manufactured at both the Gallatin
and Chile plants over the next 3 ½ months. Congratulations to a great team effort
that includes Linatex personnel in both North and South America.

Linatex China
Linatex dewatering plants continue to make Chinese mine sites a safer place
Linatex has made further in roads in the Chinese coal industry with additional
sales of their proprietary coal dewatering plants. The plants are specifically
designed to address the issue of build up of solids in underground settlement
ponds, which can be extremely disruptive and difficult to manage for mines and
mine site employees requiring huge time commitment and effort to be cleaned
out.
The Linatex solution avoids sump build-up of entrained solids and the need for
an expensive, laborious and potentially hazardous clean-up. The plants operate
remotely without operators and continuously produce dry product at a minimum
of 90% solids. The dewatering plants also incorporate flame proof motors and
steel screen media, making them ideal for volatile underground mining situations.

Continued Success by Linatex China with Design Institutes/Engineering
Houses
Linatex has also been extremely successful in recent times with it's range of
product and service offerings to the Chinese mining services market. Recent
project wins have involved supply of the new G4 cyclone clusters to projects both
within and outside China that are managed by some of China's largest Design
Institutes or Engineering Houses. Additionally Linatex have completed a number
of projects for these same organisations involving rubber lining using our
premium Linatex rubber and lining resources managed in China by Linatex
project managers. The fact that Linatex is present in China with a wholly owned
enterprise and also have a significant global footprint provides an ideal recipe for
these partnership arrangements to benefit both customers and Linatex.

Media enquires: Lauren Quirke, Marketing Communications. Ph: +61 3 9834 7477. Email: [email protected]


About Linatex:
Established in Malaysia in the 1920's, Linatex revolutionized the concept of
industrial wear designs and solutions using Rubber. Since then, Linatex has grown into a truly
global organization offering an extensive range of complimentary products and services. These
include process equipment, material handling products, a range of mining hose, a line of moulded and fabricated products and technical expertise, designed to be versatile in meeting customers'needs.
Linatex has sites in every continent and a distribution network unparalleled in the industry. Products can be delivered anywhere in the world and the Linatex network works with your team
on special projects to gain access to international markets.

Rubber sheet and lining:
Supply and installation of rubber sheet and rubber linings giving
phenomenal resilience, exceptional tear resistance, all round toughness and the unique cross
linking of molecular structure. Linatex Rubber's unique properties have been proven for over 80
years. Linatex Rubber has been shown to outlast Steel, Manganese Steel, and even Ni Hard Iron,resulting in significant cost benefits to the user. The uses of Linatex Rubber are almost unlimited ranging from a complete range of anti-abrasion linings for material handling industries, to custom fabrications and moulded components.

Process Equipment*:
Linatex pumps, valves, cyclones, screens, classifiers and other process equipment make extensive use of Linatex Rubber to provide superior operational efficiency and
wear life in severely abrasive applications. The technical interchange between members of the
Linatex Global Network ensures a product that has been designed, tested, and proven in world
markets.

Spares & Replacements:
Manufacturing of all spare and replacement parts across the entire OEM equipment range including Pumps, Cyclones, Screens, Classifiers, and Valves, exactly
matching the original part, to maximise wear life and keep downtime to a minimum.

Moulded and Fabricated products:
A diverse range of Moulded and Fabricated Components tailored to a growing number of industries and taking advantage of the global supply chain. Linatex provide on-site advice, installation supervision and after sales service throughout the
working life of the entire product range.

Hoses:
Supply of specialty hoses for a range of applications, including materials handling
(slurry), food and beverage, water, palm oil, petroleum, irrigation and chemical, incorporating a
variety of end types into our specialty hose including, beaded (swivel), fixed, threaded nipples,
victaulic ends and rubber-lined couplings. An extensive range of rubber types bore sizes, lengths, pressure ranges and end coupling configurations can be designed into the hose.

Technical Expertise:
Access to rubber technology and engineering expertise with the back up and know how of comprehensive design and testing services. On-site advice, installation supervision and after sales service throughout the working life of all the product ranges.

Screen Media*:
Our screen media range of products (manufactured and supplied by our fully owned subsidiary, Durex Products Inc.) can be customised to exact specifications. Tailored to the application they are fully supported with dedicated sales and service support, speedy delivery, and a solid return on investment. One-on-one consultations sales and applications engineers help develop innovative designs that exceed the performance of conventionally engineered products.

(*NOTE: Not available in all areas)

For more information contact:
Kirk Sawall VP Business Development & Marketing
E: [email protected]
T: +1 615 230 2116

Marielle Kossen Global Marketing Communications Manager
E: [email protected]
T: + 61 418 888 595

Media enquires: Lauren Quirke, Marketing Communications. Ph: +61 3 9834 7477. Email: [email protected]

About Linatex

Truly Global in scope, Linatex is more than just internationally recognised rubber. Linatex encompasses a diverse range of products and services, including process equipment, material handling products, mining hose and a range of moulded and fabricated products. In addition to offices in Europe, North America, Sth America, Australia, Asia and Africa, Linatex services customers through an extensive network of certified distributors and applicators.

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