Koch Industries, Inc. Newsroom - News Release Section

July 23, 2008

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Employees Of Koch Companies Launch Habitat For Humanity Build In Greensburg
Date: 7/18/2008
Construction begins July 24. Additionally, Koch Nitrogen Company has donated $65,000 to support the project and other Koch companies, including Georgia-Pacific and INVISTA, are donating building materials.

INVISTA VICTORIA TEXAS SITE EARNS HIGHEST SAFETY DESIGNATION
Date: 6/19/2008
In addition to earning the VPP �Star� designation, the site has achieved over two and half years without an OSHA recordable injury, and has received four safety awards from the National Petrochemical and Refiners Association.

INVISTA, OSHA Form Strategic Partnership
Date: 6/19/2008
The seven sites participating are the INVISTA manufacturing facilities in Seaford, Del.; Athens and Dalton, Ga.; and La Porte, Orange and Victoria, Texas; as well as the INVISTA Applied Research Centre in Newark, Delaware.

Koch Industries Inc., Earns Prestigious Energy Star for Efficiencies at Wichita Complex
Date: 6/17/2008
The Koch Industries building is the only Wichita site to earn this honor, and one of only five Energy Star office buildings in Kansas this year.

FLINT HILLS RESOURCES TERMINALS EARN HIGHEST SAFETY HONOR FROM INTERNATIONAL LIQUID TERMINALS ASSOCIATION
Date: 6/10/2008
Flint Hills Resources has earned the Platinum Safety Award for outstanding safety performance and leadership from the International Liquid Terminals Association.

Koch-Glitsch Houston Facility Earns Prestigious Safety Designation
Date: 5/29/2008
The Houston facility is the third Koch-Glitsch site to achieve this recognition.

FLINT HILLS RESOURCES LONGVIEW EMPLOYEES ATTAIN SAFE WORK MILESTONE
Date: 5/16/2008
Flint Hills Resources employees in Longview, Texas, have worked a full year without a U.S. Occupational Safety & Health Administration recordable injury.

FLINT HILLS RESOURCES RECEIVES GOVERNOR'S SAFETY AWARD; SETS SAFETY RECORD
Date: 5/13/2008
Flint Hills Resources' Minnesota refinery received the Governor's Safety Award for excellence in workplace safety and health. Refinery employees also recently achieved a safety milestone by working one-year without an OSHA recordable injury.

KOCH MEMBRANE SYSTEMS HIRES NEW REGIONAL MANAGER FOR SOUTH AMERICA
Date: 5/8/2008
Sergio Roberto Rodrigues Ribeiro brings eighteen years of experience in industrial water and wastewater treatment sales to the company.

Koch Fertilizer Canada, Ltd. Announces �Sirens for Safety� $78,000 Challenge Grant
Date: 4/25/2008
The goal is to purchase and install eight siren alarm stations throughout the city of Brandon, Manitoba, and improve the safety of the community.

Koch Nitrogen Enters into an Agreement with Dyno Nobel to Produce UAN
Date: 4/24/2008
The agreement could bring an estimated 290,000 short tons of UAN to the Western United States agricultural market.

APPLIED AUSTRALIA PTY TO MANUFACTURE AND SELL KOCHKLEEN� AND KOCHTREAT� PRODUCTS IN AUSTRALIA
Date: 4/16/2008
Applied Australia Pty plans to market the products to new and existing customers for water and wastewater treatment applications in the food processing, industrial process, mining, transportation and manufacturing sectors.

KOCH MEMBRANE SYSTEMS TO INCREASE REVERSE OSMOSIS ELEMENT PRODUCTION CAPACITY
Date: 4/16/2008
New production line will help meet growing demand for reverse osmosis elements.

KOCH PIPELINE COMPANY, L.P. LAUDED FOR SAFETY
Date: 4/9/2008
The company has earned the Occupational Safety Award, the petroleum industry's top safety award, from the American Petroleum Institute.

FLINT HILLS RESOURCES SPONSORS 13TH ANNUAL JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT SHRIMP BASH
Date: 4/8/2008
The company's Odessa, Texas, facility will be the title sponsor for the annual fundraising event for Junior Achievement.

John Zink Company's Landfill Flare Technology Recognized by South Coast Air Quality Management District
Date: 3/31/2008
The company's patented Zink Ultra Low Emission flare satisfies lowest achievable emissions standards. The SCAQMD is the smog control agency for all or portions of Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside and San Bernardino counties in California.

Keep Odessa Beautiful and Flint Hills Resources Working to Clean Up Area
Date: 3/25/2008
Flint Hills Resources employees have collected and recycled more than 729,000 pounds of trash since mid-February. Employees will also participate in Keep Odessa Beautiful's community clean up.

ECONOMIC BENEFITS SEEN FROM FIRST PURON� INSTALLATION IN EASTERN EUROPE
Date: 3/24/2008
The technologically advanced PURON membrane modules significantly improve water quality, while utilizing less space than conventional alternatives.

KOCH MEMBRANE SYSTEMS PROVIDES SECOND CROSSFLOW MICROFILTRATION SYSTEM TO CONSTELLATION WINES U.S. INC
Date: 3/24/2008
The system was selected because of the low capital and operating costs, reduced footprint, and more sustained filtration runs attained from the winery's first Koch Membrane unit.

House Sponsorships Enable Habitat for Humanity to Build Homes in Greensburg
Date: 3/6/2008
Koch Nitrogen Company continues its support for the tornado-damaged community with a donation of $65,000 to Habitat for Humanity.

The JOHN ZINK INSTITUTE Receives American Petroleum Institute Certification
Date: 2/21/2008
The Process Flares and the Advanced Process Burners courses were add to others certified by the American Petroleum Institute.

Fred C. and Mary R. Koch Foundation and Koch Industries to Donate $400,000 to Support Diversity at Kansas State University
Date: 2/14/2008
The donation will support K-State's Project IMPACT, which focuses on increasing the number of multicultural students and programs to help those students succeed in college.

Big Brothers Big Sisters Needs Help From Real Heroes
Date: 1/27/2008
A $150,000 donation from Koch Industries, Inc. helps Big Brothers Big Sisters kick-off its statewide �Real Heroes� Bowl For Kids' Sake campaign.

Koch Carbon Earns Top Safety Designation
Date: 1/23/2008
The company's petroleum coke handling facility, located in Pittsburg, Calif., was awarded the California Voluntary Protection Program STAR for its outstanding safety and operational record and programs.

KOCH INDUSTRIES, INC. AND WSU HOST OPEN HOUSE AT CHARLES KOCH ARENA
Date: 1/22/2008
The open house celebrates �The Next Level Project,� made possible by a $137,000 donation from Koch Industries, Inc., to improve the lower concourse of Charles Koch Arena at Wichita State University.

John Zink Company Employees Work Five Million Hours With No Serious Injuries
Date: 1/3/2008
Employees at the company's Tulsa, Okla., facility have reached a safety milestone due to their commitment to safety.