Ghent, 21 September 2010 - news release

Taminco has been nominated for the prestigious "Onderneming van het Jaar 2010" award (Entrepreneur of the Year) in Belgium.

We are obviously very proud and happy to have been nominated. This is a nice recognition of our recent achievements and of the efforts of all 800 employees worldwide who contribute every day to the successful growth of Taminco.

The selection criteria for the award include, among other things: growth, entrepreneurship, globalization, innovation, corporate governance and teamwork.

The winner will be chosen from the three nominees, and the result made public in Brussels on 26 October 2010.