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Elevance Hires Chief Scientific Officer

Bolingbrook, Ill. (January 20, 2010) — Elevance Renewable Sciences announced today that it has hired Steve DiBiase as the company's Chief Scientific Officer. In this role, Steve will lead the development of Elevance's technology roadmap and external technology assessment, research proposals for external funding and will contribute to the development of innovative products.

"Steve's wealth of knowledge and experience make him an excellent addition to our leadership team," said Elevance CEO K'Lynne Johnson. "He has tremendous ability to combine science and highly successful business outcomes, and we are excited to have him on board."

Prior to joining Elevance, Steve served as Chief Scientific Officer for a JohnsonDiversey. In this role, he led the Open Innovation acquisition of the base technology and developed options for increasing cleaning effectiveness of facilities and waste water. Previously, Steve served as the Vice President, Research, Development, and Engineering for Lubrizol, where he provided global technical and scientific leadership for a centralized R&D function with an operating budget of more than $120 million and a team of 700 people. During this time, he played a key role in the development of lubricants made from sunflower oil.

About Elevance Renewable Sciences, Inc.

Based in Bolingbrook, Ill., Elevance Renewable Sciences, Inc. creates a wide range of specialty chemicals from natural oils. Using a Nobel Prize-winning technology called olefin metathesis, the company creates high-performance waxes, functional oils, anti-microbials, lubricants, additives and other chemicals. To learn more about the company visit www.elevance.com.