Re Adhesives Business

Total S.A.
04 January 2007

Total boosts its adhesives business

Paris, January 4, 2007 - Bostik, the Total subsidiary specialized in adhesives, 
recently acquired Dupont de Nemours adhesives business for the flexible 
packaging market.  

This 22 million Euros business, operating under the Herberts(R) brand, owns 
strong technologies supporting a leading position on this market. This 
acquisition reinforces the presence of Bostik in flexible packaging by extending 
both its product range and its geographic coverage.

This transaction is part of Bostik's strategy of targeted acquisitions intended
to increase its market share on growth markets.

Press contact for Bostik : Veronique Bedos-Delaville : 33 (0) 1 47 96 90 55

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