According to P+G's Director for Corporate Sustainable Development, George
Carpenter, "We are absolutely delighted to have received this award from The
Stockholm International Water Institute.
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About The Stockholm International Water Institute
The Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI) is a policy institute
that contributes to international efforts to find solutions to the world's
escalating water crisis.

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com for the latest news and in-depth information about P+G and
its brands. DUBLIN , Ireland, Research and Markets
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PUR(R) is easy to use and requires no special skills or equipment beyond
basic household implements. For further information, please visit our website
at http://www.researchandmarkets.

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An estimated two million children
die each year because of diarrhoeal diseases, which could be prevented by safe
drinking water. Equally
essential are the partners that P+G has worked with, including the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention, International Federation of Red Cross and Red
Crescent Societies, Population Services International (PSI), UNICEF, CARE(R),
AmeriCares(R), Johns Hopkins University, Samaritan's Purse(R) and the
International Council of Nurses. An
award committee established by the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering
Sciences reviews the submissions and selects the winning company.
The medium-term outlook for demand for cobalt now appears to be relatively
optimistic, as superalloy production is benefiting from renewed confidence in
the aerospace industry and the battery sector looks to be returning to the
rates of growth seen in the 1990s. Summary
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To learn more about PUR(R) -- Purifier of Water , visit
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Research and Markets: Supply-Demand Balance Favours High Prices in Short-Term for Cobalt

It provides a clear insight into all areas of the industry and
an authoritative analysis of the prospects for the future.

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The strongest growth in production of cobalt has come in Finland,
where output grew at over 16% between 1990 and 2002, largely as a result of
the aggressive expansion of capacity by OM Group. End-uses for cobalt
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Laura Wood
Senior Manager
Research and Markets
press@researchandmarkets.

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Procter + Gamble's PUR(R) - Purifier of Water Awarded the 2005 Stockholm Industry Water Award

PUR(R) helps address the World Health Organization's concern that more
than one billion people lack safe water. With our partners we have made
significant progress with PUR(R) and we will continue to focus our efforts in
countries where clean water is desperately needed."

About P+G (NYSE: PG)
Two billion times a day, P+G brands touch the lives of people around the
world.

Countries covered in the report include:
Albania, Australia, Belgium, Botswana, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Burundi,
Cameroon, Canada , China, Congo, Cuba, France, Guatemala, Indonesia, Ivory
Coast, Japan, Madagascar, Mexico, Morocco , New Caledonia, Norway, Papua New
Guinea, Philippines, Russia, South Africa, Tanzania, Turkey, Uganda , UK, USA,
Zambia, Zimbabwe

Report Contents:

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To address this, P+G has provided the research and
development, manufacturing and financial resources to develop PUR(R).researchandmarkets .

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P+G's work to make this
product available at the lowest possible cost set a potent example of good
corporate citizenship. The company has one of the strongest portfolios of trusted, quality,
leadership brands, including Pampers(R), Tide(R), Ariel(R), Always(R),
Whisper(R), Pantene(R), Bounty(R), Pringles (R), Folgers(R), Charmin(R),
Downy(R), Lenor(R), Iams(R), Crest(R), Actonel(R), Olay(R) and Clairol Nice 'n
Easy(R), Head + Shoulders(R), and Wella. Please visit
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Welcoming the announcement of the award, Sally Cowal, Vice President PSI
said, "Through its PUR(R) product, P+G has been an extraordinary partner, in
working with PSI, to reach into areas where economic and infrastructure models
would not allow a commercial model to be sustained.

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SIWI advocates future-oriented, knowledge -integrated
water views in decision making, nationally and internationally, that lead to
sustainable use of the world's water resources and sustainable development of
societies.

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SIWI - Independent and Leading-Edge Water Competence for Future-Oriented
Action

About Stockholm Industry Water Award
The Stockholm Industry Water Award is an honorary award that recognizes
innovative corporate development of water and wastewater process technologies,
contributions to environmental improvement through improved performance in
production processes, new products and other significant contributions by
businesses and industries that help improve the world water situation.
'The Economics of Cobalt' analyses the key trends, issues and developments
in the market. Cobalt prices

For more information visit
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It has
been used in the Philippines, Guatemala , Morocco, Pakistan, Haiti, Liberia,
Bangladesh, Kenya, Uganda, Chad, Botswana, Malawi, Zimbabwe, Sudan, Iran,
Ethiopia, Iraq, and in the tsunami ravaged region of South East Asia, where
15 million sachets were delivered -- enough to treat 150 million litres of
water.pg.siwi.com/reports/c18108 ) has announced the addition
of The Economics of Cobalt to their offering.

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World production of cobalt has increased
steadily in recent years, almost trebling to 42,500 since 1993, an average
annual growth rate of over 11%py.com
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The
committee contains representatives of the Academy and of the Global Water
Partnership, International Water Association, Stockholm Water Foundation,
World Business Council for Sustainable Development as well as leading
academics of water sciences

For further information please contact:
Greg Allgood, PhD, (US) +1-513-983-1223
Chris Smith, (UK) +44-191-297-6243

The dominance of African copper-cobalt
producers has been replaced by a more even spread of output between leading
producing countries, with Canada, Norway and more recently Australia, together
with exports from Russia, replacing lost production in the Democratic Republic
of Congo.

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The P+G community consists of almost
110 ,000 employees working in over 80 countries worldwide.

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CINCINNATI, May 25, 2005 -- The Stockholm
International Water Institute (SIWI) has awarded the 2005 Stockholm Industry
Water Award to The Procter + Gamble Company (NYSE: PG) for its PUR(R) --
Purifier of Water product.
Since its introduction in 2000, PUR(R) has already prevented countless
cases of diarrhea by providing 260 million litres of safe, clean water. PUR(R) is a practical, in-home method with the
advantages of acceptable cost, immediate availability, ease of access on a
short-term basis and long-term product stability . Review of cobalt-producing countries and companies
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It can be used anywhere
where water is available.com . World consumption of cobalt
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The factors that could put the brakes on
growth in the cobalt market include a desire on the part of the Chinese
government to control growth to prevent the economy overheating and the
effects that high oil prices could have on world economic growth. Occurrence, geology and reserves of cobalt
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Prices for cobalt recovered strongly in the second half of 2003 and the
first half of 2004 as growing demand for cobalt coincided with some short-term
difficulties on the supply side.