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HPD to Provide Engineering Design for Natural Soda's Sodium Bicarbonate Production Expansion

Posted on: Thursday, 7 May 2009, 13:16 CDT

PLAINFIELD, Ill., May 7 /PRNewswire/ -- HPD, a Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies company, has been awarded the front-end engineering design phase for Natural Soda's proposed "State of the Art" expansion at its existing facility near Rifle, Colorado. The design effort from HPD will support an increase of 125,000 tons per year (tpy) in premium sodium bicarbonate.

Upon completion of the front-end engineering and costing confirmation, HPD will supply, on a design-build basis, the crystallizer plant that also includes solids separation equipment, drying, storage/offloading, and the necessary infrastructure required for operation. The system will process naturally occurring nacholite deposits that are recovered from solution mining operations as a part of Natural Soda's pure sodium bicarbonate production.

"Natural Soda is eager to finalize the design of this expansion which will extend our name plate capacity to 250,000 tons. This project significantly enhances our position as the 2nd largest producer in North America. We are confident in the ability of the U.S. economy to recover and we see the opportunity to position Natural Soda to meet the market's growth over the coming years," commented Brad Bunnett, President of Natural Soda.

HPD was selected for the engineering phase of the project because of vast experience in chemical crystallization technology and several, successful design-build projects executed worldwide.

Natural Soda produces pure natural sodium bicarbonate from its extensive nahcolite leases which cover more than 9,400 acres. Their processing facility is located about 54 miles northwest of Rifle, Colorado, in an area known as the Piceance Creek Basin. Natural Soda, with its access to this world-class natural resource, has become a major producer of sodium bicarbonate products to the food, pharmaceutical, industrial and animal feed markets.

Company Information

HPD provides innovative process solutions, which utilize evaporation and crystallization as well as ceramic membrane technology, to industrial customers worldwide. HPD's range of services includes process design, pilot testing, equipment supply, project management, design- build project execution, and start-up and training services. From offices in Bilbao, Spain, and Plainfield, Illinois, and with agents around the world, HPD has provided more than 675 installations in over 30 countries. HPD is a Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies company.

Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies is the technological subsidiary of Veolia Water. Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies (VWS), which includes seven subsidiaries in North America (Biothane, Crown Solutions, HPD, John Meunier, Kruger, N.A. Water Systems, and Whittier Filtration), is a world leader in engineering and technological solutions in water treatment for industrial companies and municipal authorities. VWS is also one of the world's major design-build providers of water and wastewater treatment facilities. Present in more than 57 countries, with 8900 employees, Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies had revenues of $3.7 billion in 2008.

VEOLIA WATER, the water division of Veolia Environnement, is the world leader in water services. Veolia Water specializes in managing water services outsourced by municipal authorities, industry and tertiary sector companies. Veolia Water operates in 57 countries, serves 139 million people, employs 93,400 employees, and had revenues of $18.6 billion in 2008.

Important Disclaimer. Veolia Environnement is a corporation listed on the NYSE and Euronext Paris. This press release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance. Actual results may differ materially from the forward-looking statements as a result of a number of risks and uncertainties, many of which are outside our control, including but not limited to: the risk of suffering reduced profits or losses as a result of intense competition, the risk that changes in energy prices and taxes may reduce Veolia Environnement's profits, the risk that governmental authorities could terminate or modify some of Veolia Environnement's contracts, the risk that Veolia Environnement's compliance with environmental laws may become more costly in the future, the risk that currency exchange rate fluctuations may negatively affect Veolia Environnement's financial results and the price of its shares, the risk that Veolia Environnement may incur environmental liability in connection with its past, present and future operations, and the risks related to Veolia Environnement's relationship with Vivendi Universal, as well as the risks described in the documents Veolia Environnement has filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Veolia Environnement does not undertake, nor does it have, any obligation to provide updates or to revise any forward-looking statements. Investors and security holders may obtain a free copy of documents filed by Veolia Environnement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission from Veolia Environnement.

SOURCE Natural Soda, Inc.

Source: PR Newswire

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