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April 15th, 2011 High Heat Materials: Trends and Challenges in Your Market PLUS Potential Solutions to Meet Performance Requirements while Reducing Costs!

Agenda  Part I: Opportunities for Higher Heat Materials at Horizon 2012-2016 Raphaël Mestanza – SpecialChem's Chief Plastics Expert  Part II: Extreme Heat Solutions with TPI Blends From SABIC Innovative Plastics Peter Catsman, Global PMM High Heat resins , SABIC Kapil Sheth, Global Product Technology Manager, SABIC 2

Part I Opportunities for Higher Heat Materials at Horizon 2012-2016 Raphaël Mestanza – SpecialChem's Chief Plastics Expert 3

Part I - Agenda Trends in High Heat Materials Key questions we will try to answer today: Q1: Main Market trends in the coming 2-3 years. Q2: Q4 : Type of material improvement needed to fullfill future requirements Q3 : How strong is the pressure to use higher heat materials in the coming 3- years? and main reasons. Q4 : What are the average levels of « heat » improvement expected? Q5 What materials will be considered for these Higher heat applications? Q6 : Type of materials considered for metal repals 4

Where the answer are coming from  Analysis of Omnexus.com members behavior  Interviews with key OEMs, Raw material suppliers and Experts  Market Surveys Metal replacement Opportunities in the coming 3-5 Years (233 respondents, Jan 2011) Opportunities for Higher Heat plastics at the horizon 2014-2016 (225 respondents, Nov. 2011) 5

Q1 : Main trends in the coming 3 years Lower weight, Lower System Cost, More Compact design… “Please rank the top 3 trends you see in your market in the 3 coming years.” Scale from 0 to 5 Source: Metal replacement opportunities Specialchem market survey, 235 respondants, 45% OEMs, 55% polymer suppliers, Jan 2010. 6

Q1 : Main trends in the coming 3 years Lower weight, Lower System Cost, More Compact design… “Please rank the top 3 trends you see in your market in the 3 coming years.” Source: Metal replacement opportunities Specialchem market survey, 235 respondants, 45% OEMs, 55% polymer suppliers, Jan 2010. 7

Q2: Impact of trends on material requirements Higher Stiffness/Impact, Dimensional Stability and Perf. at HT “What are the 3 main improvements needed for plastics to fulfill these trends?” Source: Metal replacement opportunities SpecialChem market survey, 235 respondants, 45% OEMs, 55% polymer suppliers, Jan 2010. 8

Q3a: Pressure to use higher Heat Material 73% of Total Respondents report Huge/Strong Pressure No split 226 respondents 1. Dimensional Stability 2. Higher Max CST 3. Mechanical Perf. Source: SpecialChem Market Survey based on 226 plastics professionals 50% Specifiers / 50% Material supplier, Nov 2010. 9

Q3b: Why do they have pressure? Existing Application Demands, Product Reliability, metal replacement No split 226 respondents 1. Existing Apps 2. Superior Reliability 3. Metal Replacement Source: SpecialChem Market Survey based on 226 plastics professionals 50% Specifiers / 50% Material supplier, Nov 2010. 10

Q3: Pressure by market Automotive and Industrial have the highest pressure % Huge + % Huge Market strong Top 3 performances Top 3 Reasons pressure pressure Dimensional Stab. Stronger Heat Requirements Automotive 42% 76% Heat Aging Metal Replacement Under the hood Peak T° Resistance More part close to the engine Peak T° Resistance Automotive 19% 64% Max. Continuous. Serv. T° Lighting+other Dimensional Stab. E&E Ret. Mechanical. Perf. 22% 69% Max. Continuous. Serv. T° Stronger Heat Requirements Industrial 23% 60% Dimensional Stab. Metal Replacement Better product reliability Peak T° Resistance Medical & 12% 39% Ret. Chemical Resist. Healthcare Ret. Mechanical Perf. Aerospace & 21% 63% Defense Max. Continuous. Serv. T° Ret. Electrical Perf. Better product reliability Peak T° Resistance Stronger Heat Requirements Wiring & Cable 5% 51% Thermosets / Composites Replacement 11

Q4 Average Heat Improvements Required Peak and Maximum Continuous Service temperature No split 226 respondents 24% need +10 to +20°C 20% need +25 to +35°C 38% need more than 35°C 23% need +10 to +20°C 24% need +25 to +35°C 34% need more than 35°C Source: SpecialChem Market Survey based on 226 plastics professionals 50% Specifiers / 50% Material supplier, Nov 2010 . 12

Q5: Polymer considered for higher heat applications Engineering plastics users PA12 PAI LCP PI 2% 2% 1% POM 15% of applications could switch to 4% PA66 5% PA 4,6 17% HH amorphous materials 5% PEI PPA 6% 13% Polysulfone 7% PBT/PET PEEK 11% 12% 8% Specialties PPS PC 9% 10% 15% 30% High perf. Plastics Source: SpecialChem Market Survey 43% Eng. Plastics based on 226 plastics professionals 0% 50% Specifiers / 50% Material Commodities supplier, Nov 2010 . Amorphous Semi-crystalline 13

Q5: Polymer considered for higher heat applications Amorphous High Heat Polymer users PPA PC 18% of applications could switch to 9% 8% HHPC PSU 8% HH amorphous materials 13% PA66 9% PI 9% PEEK PEI 9% 17% 18% Specialties PPS 9% PET/PBT 9% 38% 18% High perf. Plastics Source: SpecialChem Market Survey 8% 18% Eng. Plastics based on 226 plastics professionals 0% 50% Specifiers / 50% Material Commodities supplier, Nov 2010 . Amorphous Semi-crystalline 14

Q6: Material considered to replace metal Many High Heat Plastics will be considered…. Source: Metal replacement opportunities Specialchem market survey, 235 respondants, 45% OEMs, 55% polymer suppliers, Jan 2010. 15

Conclusion  Strong trends for weight saving, system cost reduction and more compact design will drive…  Demand for materials with Higher heat performances and higher stiffness/impact balance.  Stronger pressure in Automotive under-the-hood , E&E, Industrial and Aerospace seeking average improvements of 20 to 25 °C (peak, RTI…)  These trends will also drive demand for extreme heat resistant materials  There is room for materials with intermediate performances between PEEK, PI and High Heat polymers. 16

Part II Extreme Heat Solutions From SABIC Innovative Plastics E-Seminar, April 15, 2011 In Special Cooperation with SpecialChem Presenters: Peter Catsman, Global PMM High Heat resins Kapil Sheth, Global Product Technology Manager

18 Today’s Agenda 1. Introduction 2. High Heat – What are you looking for.. 3. Case studies - Market and Value offerings 4. Wrap-up 5. Questions

19 High Heat… your challenges? Short Term Heat Resistance? Long Term Heat Resistance? Additional Factors: - dimension stability - mechanical load - chemical environment

The top of the Pyramid EXTEM * TPI Resins: Ultra High Performance: v High temp. load bearing Melt Processable, Extreme • v Low & stable CTE . Environment Thermoplastics PBI v Typically must have Based on proprietary amines • imidization step and anhydrides PI PAI Proprietary blend technology • UH with e.g., PEEK resin UP High Perf. Crystalline: XH EXTEM v Continuous use temp. PEEK VH v Chemical resistance ULTEM * High Perf. PES PPS v Wear resistance PEI resin Amorphous: PA46 Heat PPSU PPA v Modulus at elevated PSU temperature HH PC PTFE LCP v Dimensional stability Amorphous Crystalline v Creep resistance Chemical Resistance Closing the Gap to the Top!

21 EXTEM * product families Extem UH resins Extem UP – PEEK blends • Glass transition > 300 º C • Strength/Stiffness/Creep at Temp. • Chemical resistance • Outstanding Chemical Resistance • High continuous use Temp. • High Flow - RTI up to 260 ° C • RTI of 240 º C LNP Specialty Compounds for - Lubrification - Carbon Fibers Extem VH resins Extem XH resins • Glass transition ~ 247 º C • Glass transition ~ 267 º C • Metalizable • High temperature creep • High flow for thin wall • High flow for thin wall • Cost/performance • Lead-free solderable

22 Performance offerings

23 Looking for stiffness up to high Temperatures? DMA curves for unfilled resins 10000 Tailorable Tg Tailorable Modulus EXTEM * UH resin Modulus [MPa] 1000 EXTEM UP PPS 100 PEEK ULTEM* EXTEM XH resin 10 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 Temperature [ ° C]  EXTEM XH/UH maintain stiffness up to Temp’s as High as ~280 ° C  EXTEM UP blends offer 5- 8x more stiffness vs. PEEK and PPS at high Temp’s

24 Looking for strength up to high Temperatures? 160 160 PEEK PEEK 140 140 Flex Strength [MPa] Flex Strength [MPa] UP1004 UP1004 120 120 UP1007 UP1007 100 100 80 80 60 60 40 40 20 20 0 0 23 º C 23 º C 150 º C 150 º C 200 º C 200 º C 250 º C 250 º C Extem UP Blends offer significantly higher strength at >150 ° C vs. PEEK

25 Looking for stiffness and strength up to high T’s? 30% CF-Filled - Tensile Properties at 200 ° C 100 Extem UH resin 90 Tensile Strength [MPa] 80 Extem UP blend 70 PEI 60 PEEK 50 PPS 40 0 5000 10000 15000 20000 25000 Tensile Modulus [MPa] The Positive Effect May Stay With Reinforcements