Overview of Radiation Curing Market and Technologies in Japan. Teruo Orikasa RadTech Japan RadTech North America 2012

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1 Overview of Radiation Curing Market and Technologies in Japan Teruo Orikasa RadTech Japan RadTech North America 2012

2 Contents Japan Economic vs. Radiation Curing Market Trend Indications Recent Advanced Technologies Future Growth Applications

3 Japan Economic Overview Production Index by METI index Jan-07 Apr-07 Jul-07 Oct-07 Jan-08 Apr-08 Jul-08 Oct-08 Jan-09 Apr-09 Jul-09 Oct-09 Jan-10 Apr-10 Jul-10 Oct-10 Jan-11 Apr-11 Jul-11 Oct-11 Jan-12 Overall Japan Production Index still 16 to 20% down from the peak in late 2007 to early 2008 by the triple disaster and negative global economic situation.

4 140 Japan Economic Overview Production Index by METI Electrical Appliance IT Related Electric Parts and Devices Semiconductor Devices Automotives Jan-07 Apr-07 Jul-07 Oct-07 Jan-08 Apr-08 Jul-08 Oct-08 Jan-09 Apr-09 Jul-09 Oct-09 Jan-10 Apr-10 Jul-10 Oct-10 Jan-11 Apr-11 Jul-11 Oct-11 index Jan-12 Japan major industries production index that indicates lower level flatten by the negative global economy situation, in addition with the higher JPY exchange rate. (JPY 120 vs. 80 / $)

5 Trend In Japanese Current Balance Plaza Agreement(85 ) SII(89 ~90 ) Lehman s Shock(08 ) China Join in WTO(01 ) 20 Soviet Break up(91 ) JPY fall to 79 level (95 ) Oil / Gas rapid demand influenced by Nuclear Power Plant shut down as well as import component parts. Current Balance Income Balance Trade Balance Services Balance Current Transfer Balance Ministry of Finance Japan Feb 2012

6 Japan Industry Structure changes / Direction Labor Force Decreasing Global Warming Limited Natural Energy Resources Clean Environment (Soil, Water, Air) Higher Capacity Information System Progressing Higher Performance products with less energy consumption as well as no pollution generate. Manufacturing Industry Production Technology catch up / competition by other countries by digitalization. Strong JPY exchange rate Thinner, Smaller, Higher performance devices. Structure control new technology etc.

7 EB/UV Curing Raw Materials Market in Japan est Reactive Diluents Oligomers Photoinitiators 2011 slightly increased than in expects higher than in 2007, which is robust economic year.

8 EB/UV Curing Formulated Materials by Applications in Japan est Industrial coating Graphic Arts Photoresists Others 3.5% growth prediction in 2012, which is more than double from GDP prediction figure announcement.

9 Industrial Coating UV functional coating on various plastic film substrates: 6% growth from the previous year (2010), 12% higher than in Major portion of this growth is within FPD market related optical film. Further higher functionality with low shrinkage and distortion properties are demanded by the display technology progressing. Further more, this technologies are progressing to non- FPD applications including Touch panel, OLED lighting, and Solar Cell.

10 Graphic Arts 20% of the formulated chemical volume is for the graphic arts inks and OPV. Challenging by the decrease in printed paper consumption and anti-excessive packaging campaign as well as recent domestic economic downturn. In fact, the volume has grown 9% compare with in For the offset UV inks and OPV, although the demand has been flat, the volume is still the second largest application in Japan. UVIJ has been forecast to grow rapidly, however, to date, it has failed to meet the expectation.

11 Photo Resist This segment includes; Printed Circuit Board, LCD, Plasma Discharge Panel, Semiconductor,, and Printing Plate. Around 38% of the total volume of formulated products are from this market. The growth is dependent on the consumer demand for the consumer electric products.

12 Other Market Segments The major consumption for this segment is Rapid Prototyping and Adhesive applications. Significant growth is LOCA (Liquid Optical Clear Adhesive) for the air gap under the display surface glass, plastic, or touch panel due to control the incident light reflection scattering by the refractive index control.

13 Future Growth Market for UV/EB Progressing Green Technology In Molding Texture film Replacement from the spray coating Nano Litho Graphic FPD related Technologies Into Other Markets

14 Functional Plastic Film Technology Direction Value Proposition Precision Coating Polymer Network Structure Control Including New various Patterning Method Multi-layer Coating on Various Plastic Substrate Technology Progress

15 Moth Eye Film / UV Nano Inprint Source: Mitsubishi Rayon Co. Ltd

16 Light The Incident light goes into the clear Acrylic resin without having the reflection on the interface. Since the refractive index gradient varies by the very small uneven surface, which is shorter than the light wavelength. Height Clear Acrylic Resin Refractive index

17 Ultra Hydrophobic / Lipophobic Coating by UV Organic / In-Organic Hybrid Coating SHIKOH UV-AF300AF300 UV curable hard coating with stain guard and removability Properties UV-AF300 is 4 TH generation UV curable hard coating resin Good stain guard and easy removability especially in fingerprints Good adhesion to various plastics Good balance of high hardness and crosslink density High scratch resistance Conventional grade UV-AF300 Stain guard Hardness Properties ink removability Fingerprints removability Pencil hardness Scratch resistance PET film UV-AF300 Excellent Excellent 4H Excellent 100/100 Fingerprint (a) Water After wiping Fingerprint After wiping Optical photographs of artificial fingerprint on UV cured surface and after wiping 3 times with Kimwipes. (b) Oleic acid Adhesion TAC film Polycarbonate plate 100/ /100 Contact angle = 108 Contact angle = 68 Polyacrylate plate 100/100 Optical photographs of droplet on UV cured surface; SHIKOH UV-AF300. (a) Water, (b) Oleic acid Source: The Nippon Synthetic Chemical Ind. Co., Ltd

18 Self-Healing UV Coating SHIKOH UV-SH100 Self-Healing UV Curable Resin Properties Extremely quick self-healing One-component UV curable urethane acrylate oligomer Soft feeling surface Good adhesion to various plastics Diluted in Ethyl acetate (Oligomer/Ethyl acetate=60/40) Surface Properties Pencil hardness On PET Healing ability UV- SH100 2B Excellent Right after scratching Optical microscope 0~1 second later Optical microscope PET film 100/100 Adhesion ABS PC 100/ /100 Laser scanning microscope Laser scanning microscope Source: The Nippon Synthetic Chemical Ind. Co., Ltd

19 Glass-Like Plastic As transparent as glass, and zero optical strain Heat resistant to more than 200, pencil hardness >3H (max. 7H) Light, tough, good workability Scratch-resistant, chemical-resistant Source: The Nippon Synthetic Chemical Ind. Co., Ltd

20 Summary UV/EB market in Japan has been robust as under the 2011 triple disaster and negative global economic situation. UV/EB market growth direction in Japan is higher performance of cured film structure control into various industries based upon Green and Energy save environment. The development of new innovative UV/EB chemistry, equipment, and process applications will continue to drive the future growth in the use of UV/EB technology.

21 Acknowledgement Appreciated for the support and information / data from RadTech Japan members. Special thanks for: Mr. T.Ogawa, The Nippon Synthetic Chemical Ind. Co., Ltd. Mr. N.Saito, JSR Corp. Mr. M.Tokuda Tokuda,, DIC Mr. S.Ushiki Ushiki,, Taiyo Inks Mr. K.Ohta Ohta,, BASF Japan Mr. T.Sugahara Sugahara,, Daiichi Kogyo Chem. Mr. T.Murai Murai,, Daicel-Cytec Mr. Y.Tominaga Tominaga, Tominaga Corp. Dr. K.Ashikaga, Fusion UV Systems Japan KK.