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a micro-crystalline cellulose excipient that revolutionizes the roller-compaction process for hard tablets – a major advance for pharmaceutical production. 

## Energizing Lithium Demand 

In our Lithium business, our focus is on the booming energy storage market. Lithium-ion batteries are the preferred means to power electronic devices and are growing rapidly for power tools, e-bikes and automobiles. FMC developed Stabilized Lithium Metal Powder (SLMP TM ), which is a safe-to-handle powdered lithium metal that increases the energy density and life of lithium-ion batteries. In 2010, FMC began a program with the U.S. Department of Energy to scale up SLMP development at 

our lithium research laboratories in Bessemer City, North Carolina. 

## Cleaning Soil, Water & Air 

Our Industrial Chemicals business is pursuing promising environmental applications spanning air, soil and water treatment. We anticipate significant growth in these markets in the coming years and see opportunities to broaden our technology platform through targeted acquisitions of complementary and/or adjacent technologies. 

In Peroxygens, we developed and demonstrated a novel process using hydrogen peroxide to treat wastewater at a leading Canadian oil sands operation. VigorOx ®  WWT, an environmentally friendly 

disinfectant, was successfully commercialized in both the United States and Canada, offering wastewater treatment plants an alternative to the use of chlorine. Additionally, we completed successful demonstration trials in 2010 for an innovative technology, licensed from NASA, using hydrogen peroxide to reduce nitrogen oxide emissions from coal-fired power plants. 

Our Foret business continues to develop OFFNOx ® , which converts nitrogen oxide into nitrates, reducing air pollution. Used initially in building tiles, the product is being evaluated for applications in paints, metals, cement and concrete under a grant from Spain and the European Regional Develop- ment Fund. 

In 2010, our Alkali Chemicals division developed a patent pending process for production of EnProve TM  TR milled trona to reduce air pollutants at power plants and other industrial facilities. It enables users to reduce capital costs and energy consumption while removing sulfur dioxide, sulfur trioxide, mercury and hydrochloric acid from their stack emissions. Another new product innovation is Liquid Soda TM  – a less hazard- ous alternative to caustic soda for the pulp and paper industry. 

This year we plan to break ground on a new Asia Innovation Center in Shanghai that will service both regional customers and global innovation across our FMC businesses. It’s just one more outgrowth of innovative research that never rests. 

