San Antonio, December 20, 2006

Vopak  Latin  America  announces  that  an  agreement  has  been  reached  with  The  Dow Chemical Company on the acquisition of their chemical  tank terminal in San Antonio, Chile. 

• The San Antonio Dow facility consists of 8 tanks with a total capacity of 2,140 cbm and is specialized in the handling of Latex & Polyols.
  
• Dow has  committed to a 20 years  service  agreement for the  handling and  storage  of the above-mentioned products.

Vopak Chile, as part of the Vopak Latin America division, operates its terminal in the San Antonio area  with  a  total  storage  capacity  of  20,840  cbm.  Its  main  products  stored  are petroleum, chemicals, vegoils and oleochemicals.

Vopak Latin America Profile
Vopak Latin America (head-quartered in Buenos Aires, Argentina) is a division of Royal Vopak, the world’s largest independent tank terminal operator specialising in the storage and handling of liquid and gaseous  chemical and oil products. On request, Vopak can provide complementary logistics  services for customers at its terminals. Vopak operates 75 terminals with a storage capacity of more than 20 million cbm in 30 countries, of which more than 830,000 cbm correspond to the 13 terminals that Vopak Latin America has in 7 countries. The Latin American terminals are strategically located for users and the major shipping routes. The majority of their customers are companies operating in the chemical and oil industries, for which Vopak stores a large variety of products destined for a wide range of industries.

For more information:
Ignacio González
General Manager
Vopak Chile Ltda.

Telephone : +56 35 212 726
E-mail : ignacio.gonzalez@vopak.com
Web site : www.vopaklatinamerica.com / www.vopak.com