SCFI Strengthens Offering with Air Products Partnership Irish firm SCFI has announced an alliance with Air Products to streamline its customer offering whilst further developing commercial opportunities for AquaCritox, its environmentally sustainable sludge and wet industrial waste destruction technology. The alliance supports end users of AquaCritox by combining all the components needed (including both technology itself and the required oxygen equipment and supply) to deliver 99.99%+ organic wet waste destruction on site in a single-step, energy-positive process. It also marks the start of a joint global marketing initiative, as AquaCritox joins Air Products’ portfolio of atmospheric, process and speciality gases, performance materials and technology. AquaCritox provides a unique, sustainable solution to the treatment of wet wastes (such as industrial organic wet waste streams, sewage and drinking water sludge). Its advanced super critical water oxidation (SCWO) process fully destructs wet waste, by oxidising all organic materials present and converting them into CO 2, nitrogen and clean water. The process is sustainable, efficient and cost-effective, and is capable of simultaneously generating renewable energy, which can be recovered for heat applications or for the generation of electricity. Under the alliance, Air Products will operate as SCFI’s preferred supplier in major markets for all oxygen equipment used during the SCWO process (from pumps to liquid storage tanks), as well as providing the oxygen supply needed to reduce the Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD) of waste. SCFI chief operating officer David Kerr explains: “We are delighted to announce our latest alliance with Air Products. By working together we can offer end users a full package solution that delivers seamless destruction of organic wet waste on site as an alternative to incineration. Not only does AquaCritox provide a cost-effective and efficient alternative to this and other contentious and costly disposal methods available today (such as landfill and land spreading), it also does so in an environmentally friendly and sustainable way.” The addition of AquaCritox to the Air Products portfolio will also help drive commercialisation on a global scale. Marketing support from Air Products will include lead generation activity, direct marketing initiatives and events. Karolien Vanvooren-Hulsbosch, Water and Industrial Cryo Segment Manager Europe at Air Products says: “At Air Products we are committed to developing technologies to service the energy markets of the future. We recognise the huge potential AquaCritox has to revolutionise the treatment and disposal of wet wastes globally, as a secure and sustainable alternative to traditional practices. We look forward to working closely with the SCFI team to develop suitable business opportunities across the wet waste treatment industry and for our customers.” As well as working with Air Products, SCFI also has strategic partnerships in place with two world-class engineering partners: Parsons (to design, engineer and globally market AquaCritox plants) and Rockwell Automation (to deliver market-leading automation and control software and construction). For more information about SCFI or AquaCritox please visit: www.scfi.eu ENDS About SCFI Group Ltd Super Critical Fluids International (SCFI) Group Ltd is an Irish company that owns the patents and worldwide rights to the super critical water oxidation technology named AquaCritox®. The AquaCritox product is used in the destruction of wet organic wastes and provides a single step, energy positive, cost effective solution with no hazardous or toxic emissions. SCFI is actively commercialising this technology on a global basis as a green and sustainable alternative to other disposal methods, such as incineration, landfill and land spreading. www.scfi.eu About Air Products Air Products (NYSE:APD) provides atmospheric, process and specialty gases; performance materials; equipment; and technology. For over 70 years, the company has enabled customers to become more productive, energy efficient and sustainable. More than 20,000 employees in over 50 countries supply innovative solutions to the energy, environment and emerging markets. These include semiconductor materials, refinery hydrogen, coal gasification, natural gas liquefaction, and advanced coatings and adhesives. In fiscal 2012, Air Products had sales approaching $10 billion. For more information, visit www.airproducts.com. SCFI Media Contacts: Katie Watson / Jackie Bates Richmond Towers Communications The Tapestry Building 51-52 Frith Street London W1D 4SH Tel: + 44 (0)207 388 7421 Email: Katie@rt-com.com / Jackieb@rt-com.com Air Products Media Contacts: Nicola Long Tel: +44 (0)1932 249 532 Email: longn@airproducts.com