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Continuous Process CatalystsAccelerating Your Chemistry

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Imprint

Published by:

Evonik Industries AG

Catalysts Business Line

Rodenbacher Chaussee HanauGermany

Responsible for the content:

Dr. Jrgen [email protected]

Concept and design:

United ArtsAgency for Communication and Design

Bahnhofstrae HochheimGermany

[email protected]

Photography:Robertino Nikolicwww.robertinonikolic.com

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Contents

Accelerating Your Chemistry

Evonik A World Leader in Chemical Catalysts

Global Sites

Introduction

Continuous Process CatalystsApplications

How We Do Business with You

True Partnership for Optimised Catalyst Solutions

Product Business

Project Business

Metal Management and Rening

Evonik Brings Value to Your Company

ReacToCat Engineering Services

Standard Packaging

Environment, Safety, Health and Quality

Additional Services

Material Safety Data Sheets

Brochures available from Catalysts

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Evonik Industries, formerly known as Degussa, hasbeen a leader in chemical catalysts for almost 40 years.Now as before, customers all over the world relyon Evonik as a competent and trusted partner. TodayEvonik is a fully integrated partner in catalysis, withall three disciplines homogeneous and hetero-geneous catalysis and biocatalysis under a singleroof. This makes Evonik unique, and gives our

customers the exibility of nding the most cost-efcient solution for their needs.

AcceleratingYour Chemistry

Evonik A World Leader

in Chemical Catalysts

With its heterogeneous catalysts for batch, semi-batchand continuous processes, the Catalysts Business Lineserves the life sciences, ne chemicals, industrial chem-icals and polymers markets. Our objective is to workwith you to develop and scale up tailor-made catalyststhat will make your production processes more reliable,more efcient and more predictable.

In this technology driven business, Evonik continues toinvest in state-of-the-art equipment for development,testing and production. Evonik is continually broadeningits portfolio of technologies and services to deliver op-timised catalysts for your process.

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Evonik is a member of the European Catalyst Manufacturers Association (ECMA), the Catalyst Manufacturers Association of Japan (CMAJ), the Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturers Association (SOCMA), the Drug, Chemical & Associated Technologies Association (DCAT) and the American Chemistry Council (ACC).

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Life Sciences and

Fine Chemicals

Precious Metal Powder CatalystsActivated Base Metal CatalystsHomogeneous Catalysts

Deloxan

Metal Scavengers

Batch

Industrial Chemicals

and Intermediates

Continuous Process Catalysts Fixed Bed catalysts Fluid Bed catalysts

Continuous

Polymers

Supports forZiegler-Natta type catalysts

Silane donors

Batch / Continuous

Markets

Products

Processes

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All over the worldand always close to you

Sales ofcesProduction sites

Together we bring catalyst ideas to life,creating value by our passion and focus.

To be globally recognised as the preferredpartner for major catalyst users, and todevelop and attract talented people for our

international team.

Our mission

Our vision

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Applications

of Continuous

Process Catalysts

Continuous Process Catalysts are heterogeneous catalysts for fixed bed orfluid bed reactions carried out in continuous mode. They are frequently usedin large-scale production of chemicals, e.g. bulk chemicals, and numerousother applications exist.

The main metal component may be either a base metal or a precious metal.Combinations of base metals are very often used. Fixed bed catalysts maytake the form of pellets, tablets or extrudates. Alumina, silica and titania arethe most commonly used support materials for our fixed bed catalysts.

Introduction

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Hydrogenation

OlensAromaticsCarbonylsNitrilesCarbohydrates

Hydration

Dehydration

Olens to alcoholsAlcohols to olens

Miscellaneous

ChlorinationAbsorbersDehydrochlorinationDehydrogenation

Oxidation

HydrocarbonsAmmoxidationVinyl acetate

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How We DoBusiness with You

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ProductBusiness

Project

Business

1products from our portfolioEvonik proprietary products and production know-howready to use

degree of design

freeze for catalyst

initial customer

input on catalyst

technology

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low

high

low

toll manufacturingcustom manufacturingcustom design

joint development

high

low

tollmanufacturing

jointdevelopment

custommanufacturing

fully worked out and denednot fully worked out or dened

customdesign

catalyst manufacturecatalyst compositionprocess with catalyst application

Octolyst seriesNoblyst series Aerolyst series

We have built our business models around your needsin relation to catalyst solutions. There are basicallytwo generic business models, the product and projectbusiness models.

Product business

We offer a specialised product portfolio of catalysts usedin fixed bed processes. These products are proprietary to

Evonik, can be readily supplied and are regularly producedon a commercial scale. However, it is important for you toknow that Evoniks proprietary product and technologyportfolio is broader and can also be accessed via the projectbusiness approach.

Project business

A project is always required if a product needs to bedeveloped or has not been produced on a commercialscale at Evonik. There are four project categories: tollmanufacturing, custom manufacturing, custom designand joint development. All projects are governed by legalcontracts. A confidentiality agreement protects eachpartys intellectual property rights and allows a free flow

of information. The collaboration contract defines thescope and goals of the project and the commercial condi-tions. By definition, all projects run on an exclusive basis.These contracts are needed to ensure that the projectruns smoothly and that your expectations are met.

True Partnership

for Optimised

Catalyst Solutions

customer's IP share

in catalyst technology

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dening supportingmanufacturing

scale-up

commercialproduction atthree globalproduction sites

delivering

specications,packaging,safety,handling,safety stock,etc.

identifying

Parallel RapidScreening andPreparation incombination withcatalytic expertise

technical supportby our globalApplied Research andTechnology Centres

precious metaland base metalmanagement

management ofprecious and basemetal recovery

collaborationagreements

In toll manufacturing projects the composition of the catalyst andits manufacturing process as well as the process in which the catalystis applied are well defined and elaborated. Evonik transfers catalystproduction to its site and produces the catalyst to your specification.In custom manufacturing projects a lab recipe of a new catalystexists, but the catalyst has not yet been produced on a commercialscale. Evonik transforms the lab recipe into a procedure that can beapplied in a commercial catalyst plant. Modifications of the recipe

are sometimes necessary to make it work. Once this is achieved,we produce the catalyst according to your specifications.In custom design projects a new catalyst needs to be developedfor an existing commercial application. We develop this catalyst foryou using Evoniks proprietary know-how and catalyst expertise.Typically, we start from an existing Evonik proprietary catalysttechnology which we systematically modify to produce anoptimised catalyst. We leverage our large catalyst libraries and, ifapplicable, our high-throughput preparation and screening equip-ment. Testing and qualification of the catalysts is performed both atyour site and ours. The result of the project is a catalyst tailored toyour application. Once the lab recipe has been elaborated, catalyst

production is scaled up to commercial levels.Joint development projects also require the development of anew catalyst, but in contrast to custom design projects the processin which the catalyst is used may not finally be developed. Thisbusiness model is characterised by the closest possible interaction

between you and Evonik. Joint development projects include allthe components of custom design projects, but are characterisedby a higher degree of freedom in regard to the process where thecatalyst is applied.

Services

Whichever model you choose, all the products come embedded inservice packages. Trained staff in every region of the world provide

you with the highest levels of technical service. We also providecustom packaging, help you with the safe and correct handling ofour products, and tailor our logistics to your specific needs.

Our core competencies

In all the business models, we leverage our core competencies.We are creative in finding new solutions and are open to ideas thatare not obvious. We specialise in catalysts and in scaling up andproducing sophisticated catalysts on a commercial scale. A robustand stable production process is crucial to all catalysts, and we knowhow to design this. The best catalyst in the laboratory is of no useif you cannot produce it in commercial quantities. We are reliableand deliver on our promises. Our professional project management

with cross-functional teams makes the project flow smoothly. Andwe are never complacent about our achievements, but strive forconstant self-renewal in our business processes for your benefit.Catalysts are at the very heart of catalytic chemical processes. This iswhy you need a trustworthy partner. This is why you need Evonik.

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Thanks to our long history in Continuous Process Catalysts,

we have built up a large portfolio of proprietary catalysts andhave catalysts for many reaction classes. Our catalyst portfoliomay already contain a suitable catalyst for your process. Toidentify this catalyst we can use either classical sampling andtesting or our Parallel Rapid Screening equipment.

Our website carries an interactive search engine, the Catalyst

Guide. This web-based tool can give you a preliminary ideaof the Evonik catalysts suitable for a particular reaction. Italso provides information about reaction conditions, reactionmechanisms, patents and the scientific literature. EvoniksCatalyst Guide is an indispensable tool for anyone workingwith catalytic processes.

Catalyst Guide

www.evonik.com/catalysts

1 Product Business

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Octolyst series

Base metal catalysts in

which the active componentsare Group VIII metals andoptionally Cu, Cr and otherelements. Evonik offers basemetal catalysts with both highand low loading.

Noblyst series

Precious metal catalysts

(e.g. Pd, Pt, Ru, Au) on varioussupport materials. Evonik has wideexperience in the manufactureof precious metal catalysts andprovides a full service packageincluding precious metalsmanagement and precious metalrecovery from spent catalysts.

Aerolyst series

Ultrapure xed-bed support

materials with dened surfacechemistry and very narrowpore-size distribution (absenceof micropores).

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Noblyst Series

Active component Catalyst name Support Application

Palladium (Pd) Noblyst H 14108

Noblyst 1004

Noblyst 1005

Noblyst 1006

Noblyst 1512

Noblyst 1513

Noblyst E 39 HNoblyst E 39 KHL

Al2O

3

Al2O3SiO

2

C

Al2O

3

Al2O

3

SiO2SiO

2

Selective AMS hydrogenation (phenol plants)

Hydrogenation

Hydrogenation

Hydrogenation, dehydrochlorination

Hydrogenation

Hydrogenation

Selective hydrogenation of C2H2 (VCM plants)Selective hydrogenation of C

2H

2(VCM plants)

Precious metal catalysts on various support materials. The productsmentioned above are just examples out of a broad range of catalysts. Metalloading and support materials can be varied. A number of preparationtechniques are available for the production of precious metal catalystswith which the precious metal shell thickness can be steered. In close co-

operation with our customers, these catalysts can be ne-tuned. Examples ofthe latter are (i) adding a modier in order to inuence acid-base propertiesand/or (ii) adding a second metal that inuences other catalytic properties,like selectivity.

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Platinum (Pt)

Platinum-Palladium (Pt/Pd)

Ruthenium (Ru)

Palladium-Gold (Pd/Au)

Noblyst 2000

Noblyst 2001

Noblyst 8000

Noblyst 3000

Noblyst 3001

Noblyst EJK 3017

Al2O

3

C

Al2O

3

C

Al2O3

SiO2

Hydrogenation, dehydrochlorination

Hydrogenation

Hydrogenation

Hydrogenation

Hydrogenation

Vinyl Acetate (VAM) from ethylene


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Octolyst Series


Nickel (Ni)

Copper (Cu)

Copper-Chromium (Cu-Cr)

Octolyst 1001

Octolyst 1004

Octolyst H 10126

Octolyst 2001

Octolyst 2004Octolyst 2006

Al2O

3

Al2O3SiO

2

SiO2

SiO2SiO

2

Hydrogenation of aromatics and olens, hydronishing

Hydrogenation of aromatics and olens, hydronishing

Hydrogenation of aromatics (in sulphur-containing feeds)

Dehydrogenation of alcohols, hydrogenation of carbonyls

Dehydrogenation of alcohols, hydrogenation of carbonylsDehydrogenation of alcohols, hydrogenation of carbonyls

Base metal catalysts on various support materials. The productsmentioned above are just examples out of a broad range of catalysts.Metal loading and support materials can be varied. In close co-operation with our customers, these catalysts can be ne-tuned.Examples of the latter are (i) adding a modier in order to inuenceacid-base properties and/or (ii) adding a second metal that inuences

other catalytic properties, like selectivity.

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Silica (SiO2

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Titania (TiO2

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Aerolyst 3041

Aerolyst 3045

Aerolyst 7708

Aerolyst 7709

Aerolyst 7711

Extrudate, ca. 1.5 mm diameter

Extrudate, ca. 4.5 mm diameter

Extrudate, ca. 4.0 mm diameter, ca. 75% anatase

Extrudate, ca. 3.3 mm diameter, ca. 90 - 100% rutile

Extrudate, ca. 1.6 mm diameter, ca. 75% anatase

Material Support name Size

Aerolyst Series

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Ultra pure xed bed support materials with dened surfacechemistry and narrow pore size distribution. The abovementioned supports are in principle also available with differentdimensions. In close co-operation with our customers, thesesupports can be ne-tuned. One examples of the latter is to adda modier in order to inuence acid-base properties.

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Preparation 10 gScreening 10 300 mg

The Development Process

of Continuous Process Catalysts

High-Throughput Preparation HTPand Screening HTS (optional)

Project Business2

Together with our customers, Evonik develops, scales up andmanufactures xed bed catalysts. How we do this is explained

on pages 10 and 11. The framework of such projects followsone of the four business models:

toll manufacturing custom manufacturing custom design joint development

The catalysts are produced on an exclusive basis and withina one-on-one business relationship. Take advantage of ourextensive know-how in bringing catalyst ideas to life, and benetfrom our catalyst expertise and production capabilities.

Overview of Evoniks production

capabilities for Continuous Process Catalysts

Impregnation / Precipitation Drying Extrusion Tabletting / Pelletising Spray-drying Powder mixing Hot-spray impregnation Reduction with hydrogen

(up to vol.-% H2 in N2)

Passivation of pyrophoric catalysts Calcination in air, nitrogen and steam

(stationary and continuous) Regeneration (e.g. washing with

water and acids, drying, removal ofdust and VOC, coke combustion)

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Up to 1 kg 5 300 kg > 300 kg

LaboratoryScale Preparation

Pilot Scale Production

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When new catalysts are developed incustom design and joint development

projects, scale-up and commercial pro-duction are already being taken intoconsideration in the initial design stage.Wherever applicable, we use our inte-grated automated high-throughputpreparation (HTP) and screening (HTS)equipment in the development process.You benet from the reduction in develop-ment time, which helps cut project costs.Depending on the catalyst system, 4 - 8times as many catalysts can be producedand 8 -16 times more catalytic tests run

than with classical catalyst laboratoryequipment.

How you benet

from catalyst projects

allow you to concentrate on your core business; provide you with a skilled partner for

developing and scaling up new catalysts; give you access to sophisticated catalyst

manufacturing equipment; offer greater exibility in the use of catalyst

types and quantities; and de-bottleneck your own catalyst production.

Our portfolio of custom catalysts is muchbroader than our proprietary portfolio for

which you find examples on pages 14-17.In the custom portfolio not only catalystcomposition is quite different but alsothe types of products that we producefor our customers. We cannot go into toomuch detail here as these custom catalystsoften are exclusive to one customer only.However, just to give you a flavour, wewant to mention some classes of catalyststhat are custom produced:

Special zeolites

Mixed metal oxide catalystsfor selective oxidation

Superacids Solid base catalysts Supported heteropolyacids Etc.

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Metal Managementand Rening

Precious metals

Spent catalysts containing precious metals are sentto a metals renery where the precious metal isextracted from the catalyst. The catalyst is destroyedin this process. The metals renery produces solutionsof precious metal salts that are subsequently usedin the production of fresh catalysts. This recyclingminimises precious metal loss.

Evonik takes care of the entire precious metal cycle,from management of the precious metal account tocoordination of rening activities. Evonik has a wellestablished global network of metal reners forrecovery and rening of precious metals. But thisis transparent to the customer, for whom Evonik issimply a convenient one-stop service point for allhis rening needs.

Our web site carries an interactive calculation tool.Taking the entire precious metal cycle and catalystproductivity into account, this web-based tool givesyou a good idea of the value that catalysts from Evonik

can deliver.

Calculation Tool

www.evonik.com/catalysts

Base metals

In addition to rening, Evonik takes care of base metalpurchasing and nancing and associated services suchas catalyst regeneration. Aware as we are of the impli-cations of base metal prices on the overall economicalviability of the catalytic process, we can offer tailoredsolutions for integrated metal management and can helpyou select the cost optimisation approach thats right foryou. The current portfolio of technical and commercialservices includes:

purchasing services and nancing models, tailored recipe design for raw material cost optimisation, catalyst regeneration and recycling services, and rening services for spent base metal catalysts.

As in the case of precious metal services, Evonikcollaborates with a worldwide network of raw materialsuppliers and metal rening companies.We are aware of the importance of raw materialsand can coordinate all activities around anappropriate metal management programme.Our services are no longer limited

to precious metals.

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precious metal loss precious metal recovery catalyst production

precious metal losscatalytic process

reactant product

precious metal purchase

precious metal account

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Evonik Brings Valueto Your Company

Brochures

available from

Catalysts

Products and Services Handling and Safety

Products and Services ReacToCat

Metal Scavengers

Activated Base Metal Catalysts Continuous Process Catalysts Deloxan

ReacToCat

Engineering

Services

from Evonik

Evonik can also support you with ReacToCat engineeringservices for catalytic processes. The ReacToCat serviceplatform offers you the opportunity to qualify a catalyst from thescreening stage to pilot plant runs (at up to C and bar,and operating around the clock). Reactor modelling, reactorsimulation tools (e.g. AspenTech) and computational uiddynamics are just a few examples of how Evonik can provide

additional value.

For full coverage of engineering services fromEvonik please see our ReacToCat brochure,which is available from your local sales contactor from our web site www.reactocat.com.

The standard packaging for Continuous Process Catalystsconsists of steel drums of capacity up to litres ( gallons)with two polyethylene inner liners. Approved (UN-1A2) airrelease valvers are incorporated into the lid as required.Our products are also supplied in big bags.

Standard

Packaging

Logistics Technical support Characterisation of catalysts Disposal of spent catalysts

Financing and leasing

Additional

Services

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Products and Services Products and Services Products and Services Handling and Safety Rening of Spent Catalysts

Homogeneous Catalysts Olen Polymerisation Catalysts Precious Metal Powder Catalysts

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The scope of ReacToCat

concept studies life time studies debottlenecking model predictive control plant start-up support

reaction modelling and simulation

Our ReacToCatapproach comprisesfour essential stagesfor your processoptimisation.

1 basic developments for catalytic processes.

2 selection of the best catalyst for a conceptual study

3 process development and optimisation

4 plant design and optimisation

Material Safety

Data Sheets

Material Safety Data Sheets(MSDS) can be obtained fromyour local sales representativeor from:


Product Safety DepartmentRodenbacher Chaussee Hanau-Wolfgang, Germany

Mrs. Brigitte Drflein +---x [email protected]

As a subscriber to the Responsible Care programme, Evonik is committed not only to delivering qualityproducts and services but also to maintaining high health, environmental, safety and security standards inthe operation of its plants and distribution of its products. Our sites have ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 certication,and all our US sites are certied in accordance with the RC 14001 standard. Certain products are also Halaland Kosher certied. We take pride in promoting the principles and practices of Responsible Care by sharingexperiences and offering assistance to others who produce, handle, transport or dispose of our products.

Environment, Safety,

Health and Quality

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Catalysts Business Line

[email protected]/catalystswww.evonik.com

Europe

Evonik Degussa GmbHCatalysts Business LineRodenbacher Chaussee HanauGermany +---x +---

North America

Evonik Degussa Corporation Interpace ParkwayP.O. Box

Parsippany, NJ -USA +---x +---

China

Evonik Degussa (China) Co. Ltd. Chundong RoadXinzhuang Industry ParkShanghai China +---x +---

South America

Evonik Degussa Brazil Ltda.Catalysts Business LineAlameda Campinas, th floor- So Paulo-SPBrazil +---x +---

Australia

Evonik Degussa (China) Co. Ltd. Chundong RoadXinzhuang Industry ParkShanghai China +---x +---

India

Evonik Degussa India Pvt. Ltd.Krislon House,Opp. Marwah Centre,Saki Vihar Road,Saki Naka,Andheri ( E ),Mumbai India +---x +---

Indonesia

PT. Jebsen & Jessen ChemicalsGraha Inti Fauzi, th oor

Jl. Buncit Raya No. Jakarta Indonesia +---x +---/

Iran

Degussa Iran AGNo. Kish St., Africa Ave.P.O.Box -

Jahan-E-Kudak CrossroadTehranIran +-- x +--

Japan

Evonik Degussa Japan Co. Ltd.Catalysts Business LineShinjuku Monolith th floorP.O. Box -- Nishi ShinjukuShinjuku-kuTokyo -

Japan +---x +---

Korea

Evonik Degussa Korea Ltd., Galsan -dong, Bupyeong-gu

- IncheonKorea +---x +---

Middle East

Evonik Degussa Gulf FZEP.O. Box Location:Phase 6 A - East Block Office Dubai Airport Free ZoneDubai, UAE +---x +---

Russia

OOO Evonik ChimiaZemljanij Val 58a, Building 2RF-109028 Moscow

+---x +---

Singapore

Jebsen & Jessen Chemicals (S) Pte Ltd2 Corporation Rd. #06-03 (Main Lobby)Corporation PlaceSingapore Singapore +--x +--

Thailand

Jebsen & Jess en Chemi cals(T) Ltd./- Sorachai Bldg.,-th oorSoi Sukhumvit (Ekamai),Sukhumvit RoadKlongton Nua, Wattana,Bangkok Thailand +---x +---

Taiwan

Degussa Taiwan Ltd.th floor, , Min Sheng East Rd.Sec. , Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C. +---x +---

This information and all further technical advice is basedon our present knowledge and experience. However,it implies no liability or other legal responsibility onour part, including with regard to existing third partyintellectual property rights, especially patent rights.In particular, no warranty, whether express or implied,or guarantee of product properties in the legal senseis intended or implied. We reserve the right to makeany changes according to technological progress orfurther developments. The customer is not releasedfrom the obligation to conduct careful inspection andtesting of incoming goods. Performance of the productdescribed herein should be veried by testing, which

should be carried out only by qualied experts in thesole responsibility of a customer. Reference to trade namesused by other companies is neither a recommendation,nor does it imply that similar products could not be used.

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