With coal in short supply worldwide, obtaining maximum quality and yield from coal preparation plants is vital to feeding high global demand and capitalizing on higher coal prices. With this in mind, Georgia-Pacific Chemicals LLC is unveiling its new patent-pending Talon™ Mining Reagents product line in conjunction with its distributor, Freedom Industries (booth 423), at the Coal Prep 2008 Exhibition and Conference, held April 29-May 1 in Lexington, KY.

“Georgia-Pacific Chemicals is committed to the development of products and expertise that help its customers obtain higher efficiencies from their mining processes,” said Dennis Kennedy, commercial manager of mining chemicals. “At Coal Prep 2008, we are pleased to introduce our innovative line of mining reagents. Our Talon depressants selectively target the gangue while our Talon collectors selectively target the ore during the coal flotation process. The use of our reagents can improve yields which can result in an increase in plant profits.”

By selectively binding to clay in the flotation separation process, Talon depressants reduce ash content, resulting in a low-moisture, high-BTU/ton coal that allows the plant to process more low-cost or unwashed coal while still consistently meeting quality specifications. Talon depressants also reduce the need for costly flocculants and coagulants in thickeners by allowing faster settling of solid tailings, the unusable portion of coal ore, and shorter filtration times, as confirmed in third-party studies at the University of Kentucky.

“The Talon depressant is a unique product in the coal industry based on its key component, a highly effective clay binder,” said Dr. Daniel Tao of the University of Kentucky. “Since 2005, we have conducted extensive laboratory studies with this binder in the flotation separation process using coal samples from Kentucky, W. Virginia, and Alabama and found it extremely efficient in attracting and depressing gangue to produce a higher quality end product.”

Talon collectors help improve the bottom line by preventing the loss of combustible coal with discarded tailings, which increases production in the coal prep plant and can save capital costs for expanded flotation capacity needed to meet higher demand. Also, Talon collectors are derived from trees and offer a safe alternative to petroleum-containing fuel oil and diesel. Talon collectors are permitted for underground injection as well.

Georgia-Pacific Chemicals has named Freedom Industries, a supplier of specialty chemicals for the mining, steel and cement industries, as a distributor of its Talon Mining Reagents for West Virginia, Virginia, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Maryland, Minnesota, Kentucky and Michigan.

“We are excited to offer our customers inventive products like Talon that push past the status quo in coal recovery to bring profit and productivity benefits to mining preparation plants,” said Joshua Herzing, director of business development for Freedom Industries. “Georgia-Pacific's longstanding technical expertise and R&D capabilities combined with the industry knowledge, skill and reputation of Freedom Industries will provide an excellent platform for growth and development of new technology to meet existing and future customer demands. We are proud to be part of Georgia-Pacific’s strategy as a global supplier of mining reagents in multiple market segments.”

Please visit Georgia-Pacific and Freedom Industries at booth 423. For additional product information on Talon depressants and collectors, visit Georgia-Pacific Chemicals at www.gp.com/talon.

About Georgia-Pacific

Georgia-Pacific Chemicals LLC, a subsidiary of Georgia-Pacific, is a global performance chemical manufacturer recognized as a leader in its key markets of building products, papermaking, and industrial and specialty applications. It operates 13 chemical plants in the United States, as well as a plant in Brazil, Chile and Argentina, and has a manufacturing presence in South Africa and China.

Headquartered at Atlanta, Georgia-Pacific is one of the world’s leading manufacturers and marketers of building products, tissue, packaging, paper, cellulose, and related chemicals. The company employs approximately 50,000 people at more than 300 locations in North America, South America and Europe. Georgia-Pacific has long been among the nation’s leading manufacturers and suppliers of building products to lumber and building materials dealers and large do-it-yourself warehouse retailers, with brands such as Plytanium^®, Ply-Bead^® and Wood I Beam™ offered by Georgia-Pacific Wood Products LLC and DensArmor Plus^®, DensGlass Gold^® and ToughRock^® offered by Georgia-Pacific Gypsum LLC. The familiar consumer tissue brands of Georgia-Pacific Consumer Products LP include Quilted Northern^®, Angel Soft^®, Brawny^®, Sparkle^®, Soft 'n Gentle^®, Mardi Gras^®, So-Dri^® and Vanity Fair^®. Dixie Consumer Products LLC, a Georgia-Pacific company, manufactures the Dixie^® brand of disposable cups, plates and cutlery. For more information, visit www.gp.com/build or call 800-BUILD GP.

About Freedom Industries

Freedom Industries Inc. is a full service producer of specialty chemicals for the mining, steel and cement industries. Founded in 1986 and located in Charleston, WV, Freedom Industries is a leading producer of freeze conditioning agents, dust control palliatives, flotation reagents, water treatment polymers and other specialty chemicals. For more information, visit www.freedom-industries.com.

TALON , Talon & Design and the Georgia-Pacific logo are trademarks owned by or licensed to Georgia-Pacific Chemicals LLC.U.S. and international patents pending. ©2008 Georgia-Pacific Chemicals LLC. All rights reserved.

Studies were conducted by Dr. Daniel Tao of the University of Kentucky. Individual results may vary with coal feed. The University of Kentucky does not endorse Talon products, Georgia-Pacific, or the use of Georgia-Pacific's products.

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