CANTON, Ohio: Aug. 26, 2010 — Consistent with its strategy to serve growth throughout Asia, The Timken Company (NYSE:TKR) has opened a new office in Jakarta, Indonesia.

Affiliated with the Timken Singapore Pte, Ltd. subsidiary, the Jakarta office will serve growing demand in the region, particularly from customers in the metals, mining, cement, rail, energy and power generation industries.

"Establishing an office to provide local support to distributors and customers is an important step to enhance our service in this market," said Roger W. Lindsay, senior vice president of Timken Asia-Pacific. "With this new location, our representatives and distributors will be able to increase the availability of Timken products for machinery and equipment, which is vital to the region’s development."

The address of the new office is:

Timken Singapore Pte Ltd
Indonesia Representative Office
Menara Karya, 28th Floor, Suite M-28
Jl. H.R. Rasuna Said Block X-5, Kav. 1-2
Jakarta 12950
Indonesia

About The Timken Company

The Timken Company (NYSE: TKR, http://www.timken.com) keeps the world turning with innovative friction management and power transmission products and services, enabling its customers’ machinery to perform more efficiently and reliably. With sales of $3.1 billion in 2009, operations in 27 countries/territories and approximately 17,000 employees, Timken is Where You Turn® for better performance.

The Timken Company

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