Vertellus Specialties Moves Forward With 3-Cyanopyridine and Vitamin B3 Production Expansion in Asia

INDIANAPOLIS, June 7, 2010 - Vertellus Specialties Inc. ("Vertellus" or the "Company") announced today
that it will break ground on a new 3-cyanopyridine production unit at
Vertellus' production facility in Nantong, Jiangsu, China. This unit is a
continuation of a larger effort to expand production capacity in Nantong. It
will increase Vertellus' Vitamin B3 manufacturing capacity in the region by
10,000 metric tons. The capacity increase will enable Vertellus to maintain
its position as the world's second largest provider of Vitamin B3 and the
largest producer of cyanopyridines in the world.

"This project is a milestone in Vertellus' China growth strategy and will
be a key part of our growing global infrastructure," said Rich Preziotti, CEO
of Vertellus Specialties Inc. "The demand for Vitamin B3 and 3-cyanopyridine
has increased significantly worldwide and particularly in Asia. We intend to
meet this demand and have developed an aggressive strategic plan to grow our
presence in the region." The demand for Vitamin B3 and 3-cyanopyridine is
being driven, in part, by a significant increase in global meat consumption
and the changing nutritional trends associated with it.

Vertellus' investment in 3-cyanopyridine production builds on the
Company's successful pyridine and picolines joint venture, Nantong Reilly
Chemicals Company, which was the first pyridine and picolines production
facility of its kind in China, established in 2001. The next phase in
Vertellus' strategic expansion of Vitamin B3 production will be the
construction of a niacinamide/niacin production unit, also in Nantong.
Vertellus' world class Vitamin B3 plant in Nantong will incorporate the
latest, most efficient and environmentally sound technologies available,
enabling Vertellus to maintain its cost leadership position in manufacturing
Vitamin B3.

About Vertellus Specialties Inc.

Vertellus is a specialty chemicals company focused on the manufacture of
ingredients used in pharmaceuticals, personal care, nutrition, and
agriculture markets. Vertellus is the world's largest producer of pyridine
and picolines, specialty pyridine derivatives, DEET, castor oil derivatives
and systems, and citrate polymer additives and systems, and the world's
second largest producer of Vitamin B3. Vertellus benefits from a technically
advanced global manufacturing base, has approximately 700 employees
worldwide, and is headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana. For more
information, visit www.vertellus.com.

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