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Honeywell Announces Price Increases on Genetron © Refrigerants in the Middle East

AMSTERDAM, Netherlands, January 29, 2008. Honeywell Fluorine Products Europe B.V. announced today a price increase for its GENETRON® refrigerants in the Middle East and Africa. All prices for bulk and packaged deliveries will increase by 7 percent as of March 1st, 2008 or as soon as agreement permits. There will be no pre-buy period.

The price increases are necessary to offset the increases in costs of raw material such as sulphur and hydrofluoric acid, energy and freight that the Fluorine Business is incurring from its suppliers. "Low prices on hydro-fluoro-carbons (HFCs) in general and increasing cost have led to unsustainable margins across the Fluorine Business" says Rene Mueller, Managing Director Fluorines Europe, Middle East, Africa and India (EMEAI).

Honeywell Fluorine Products Europe B.V. is a fully owned subsidiary of Honeywell International Inc. Honeywell International Inc. is a $34 billion diversified technology and manufacturing leader, serving customers worldwide with aerospace products and services; control technologies for buildings, homes and industry; automotive products; turbochargers; and specialty materials. Based in Morris Township, N.J., Honeywell's shares are traded on the New York, London and Chicago Stock Exchanges. It is one of the 30 stocks that make up the Dow Jones Industrial Average and is also a component of the Standard & Poor's 500 Index. For additional information, please visit http://www.honeywell.com.

Honeywell Specialty Materials, based in Morristown, N.J., is a $4.7 billion, global leader in providing customers with high-performance specialty materials, including fluorine products; specialty films and additives; advanced fibers and composites; intermediates; specialty chemicals; electronic materials and chemicals; and technologies and materials for petroleum refining.

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