AGC Chemicals Americas, Inc. Your Global Source for Fluorochemicals. Technical Capabilities Overview

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1 AGC Chemicals Americas, Inc. Your Global Source for Fluorochemicals Technical Capabilities Overview

2 AGC Chemicals Americas, Inc. Exton Business & Technical Center History Products Supported Fluoropolymers Fluorochemicals Testing Capabilities Fluoropolymers Fluorochemicals

3 History - Business & Technical Center Formal project began on January 1, 2005 Commercial Team moved in on August 8, 2006 R&D Team moved in on April 2, 2007 Formally dedicated facility on July 23, 2007 Established as new USA head office on March 28, 2008

Products Supported at Technical Center Fluoropolymers

Compounds Fluon Filled PTFE Compounds, PTFE Resins and

AsahiKlin Fluorinated Solvents LUMIFLON Fluoropolymer

4 Products Supported at Technical Center Fluoropolymers Fluon Melt Processable Fluoropolymer Resins and Compounds Fluon Filled PTFE Compounds, PTFE Resins and Micropowders AFLAS Fluoroelastomers Fluorochemicals AsahiKlin Fluorinated Solvents LUMIFLON Fluoropolymer Resins AsahiGuard Water & Oil Repellents Polyols for Polyurethanes

5 Test Capabilities for Fluoropolymers Physical Testing Wear Testing Dynamic Mechanical Analysis Compression Set Impact Hardness Particle Size Analysis Tensile/Elongation/Tear Environmental Studies Heat Aging Fluid Immersion Material Identification Gas Chromatography FT Infrared Spectrometry UV/VIS/NIR Thermal Analysis Differential Scanning Calorimetry Thermal Gravimetric Analysis Thermal Mechanical Analyzer Brittle Point Rheometry Melt Indexing Capillary Thermo set (RPA 2000) Color Analysis Optical Microscopy

6 Test Capabilities for Specialty Chemicals AsahiGuard E-Series Paper making Internal & External Sizing Tappi Kit RP-2 Pet Food Cobb test Hot Oil Polyols Acid value Density Total Unsaturation Viscosity Water Content LUMIFLON QUV Weatherometer Outside test fence Abrasion Adhesion Gloss checks Hardness & Flexibility Viscosity Salt Fog Cabinet Xenon Arc Weatherometer Solvents Acidity Application development Chloride residue Composition by GC Distillation and solvent reclamation FTIR Moisture NVR Plastic and elastomer compatibility

7 Analytical Testing FTIR with Microscope Differential Scanning Calorimeter UV/VIS/NIR Spectrophotometer Thermal Gravimetric Analyzer Color Spectrophotometer

8 Physical Testing Capillary Die Rheometer Impact Brittle Point Tester Universal Tensile Tester Dynamic Mechanical Analyzer

9 Filled PTFE Compounds Lab Auto-molder for Free Flow Filled PTFE Compounds Manual Molding Press Tube Furnace for Filler Content Vertical Centrifugal Mill Nine Instrumented Wear Testers

MPC Lab Twin Screw Extruder Two lobe large

10 MPC Lab Twin Screw Extruder Two lobe large volume design for high throughput Can achieve high screw speeds by adjusting torque Screw design can be easily modified with individual components Single screw extruder and 110 ton injection molder also on site

11 MPC Lab Film Extrusion Line Application development using ETFE resins Producing film for solar market

12 AsahiGuard E-Series Lab External Sizing Application development for making paper AsahiGuard E-Series oil/water repellant applied during process

13 AsahiGuard E-Series Lab Testing Lab Creased Ralston-Purina RP-2 exposure testing of paper Canadian Standard Freeness tester Gravure coating K-proofer post-coating

14 LUMIFLON Lab QUV Weatherometer Accelerated weathering test Simulates 30 years of exposure External weathering test in natural light

15 LUMIFLON Lab Salt Fog Cabinet Cyclic corrosion test using salt spray Simulates natural atmospheric corrosion Xenon exposure system sun test

16 AFLAS Lab Two Roll Mill Application and formulation development Press Haake Rheomix mixing bowl and torque rheometer Includes cam, roller, sigma & Banbury rotors