A New Trendsetting Fuel Cell Alliance

SELB/ESCHENBACH, Germany, June 28, 2010 - Today H.C. Starck Ceramics and Kerafol announced their
partnership in manufacturing, sales, and distribution of high-temperature
SOFCs (solid oxide fuel cells) doped with scandium.

Because the scandium-doped zirconia used in these fuel cells
is highly conductive, scandium-doped solid oxide fuel cells have the highest
output potential of all electrolyte-supported fuel cells (ESC), and as a
result are an essential, key component of innovative fuel cell technology.

H.C. Starck and Kerafol's alliance creates new potential
synergies which complement each other reciprocally, with Kerafol contributing
its specialized knowledge of scandium-doped electrolytes and H.C. Starck its
expertise in electrode manufacturing to the partnership. The result is the
first high-output, scandium-doped cell with its origins in Europe.

"I am extremely pleased that thanks to H.C. Starck and Kerafol
bundling their fuel cell expertise, we were able to develop this new,
promising fuel cell product in such a short period of time," says Dr. Andreas
Sieverdingbeck, President of H.C. Starck Ceramics GmbH & Co. KG. "Each
company's range of competencies complements the other perfectly."

Franz Koppe, President and Owner of Kerafol - Keramische
Folien GmbH says: "The results of our jointly-developed ESC cell were
excellent, and as a result we can manufacture cells with significantly
improved performance characteristics at market-friendly rates. Together we
are strong."

Some background information on solid oxide fuel cells: Fuel
cells are considered to be a key technology for the future of electricity
generation. In an SOFC, a fuel's chemical energy is directly converted into
electrical energy in an electrochemical reaction. This is why fuel cells are
more effective than other conventional means of generating electricity. Fuel
cell technology is an environmentally-friendly and highly efficient solution
for on-site energy or for combined heat and power.

    Contact

    Kerafol Keramische Folien GmbH
    Isabell Koppe
    T: +49-964-588-300
    isabell-koppe@kerafol.com

    H.C. Starck GmbH
    Gerald Baehnisch
    T: +49-5321-751-3230
    gerald.baehnisch@hcstarck.com

Contact: Kerafol Keramische Folien GmbH, Isabell Koppe, T: +49-964-588-300, isabell-koppe at kerafol.com; H.C. Starck GmbH, Gerald Baehnisch, T: +49-5321-751-3230, gerald.baehnisch at hcstarck.com