6/29/2005 CINCINNATI, Ohio - TODAY Cognis Corporation is excited tointroduce the QTA(R) System's capabilities of quickly analyzing TransFatty Acid in oils, shortenings and fats. The FT infrared system providesa Trans Fatty Acid profile, based off of AOCS standards, within minutes.

"With the patented QTA System, the analysis of trans-fats will beavailable to you within minutes, with no sample preparation or messychemical clean-up or disposal costs," said Barb Stefl, Business Directorat Cognis Corporation.

Not only will the QTA System perform a Trans Fatty Acid profile on oils,shortenings and fats, but it will also provide specific profiles for anytype of mixture for process monitoring. Visit our website at www.qta.comfor a more comprehensive list of our capabilities.

QTA(R) provides on-site, ready-to-use analytical capabilities withoutadditional investment in equipment or personnel. Centralized calibrationtechnology, supported by Cognis Corporation, enhances consistency overtime and across multiple instruments. For more information on the QTA(R)system please contact Eddie Hall at (513) 482-3882 or email help@qta.com.

About Cognis

Cognis is a worldwide supplier of innovative specialty chemicals andnutritional ingredients with almost 9,000 employees in close to 50countries. The company has dedicated itself to conduct all its activitiesto a high level of sustainability, delivering natural source raw materialsand ingredients for food, nutrition and healthcare markets, and thecosmetics, detergents and cleaners industries. Additionally, Cognisprovides solutions for a number of other industries, such as coatings andinks, lubricants, textiles and plastics, as well as agrosolutions andmining chemicals.

Cognis is owned by private equity funds advised by Permira, GS CapitalPartners, and Schroder Ventures Life Sciences. In 2003, Cognis recordedsales of approximately 3.1 billion euros.