POSS Market Response and Trends. Hank Malasky September 7, 2000

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1 POSS Market Response and Trends Hank Malasky September 7, 2000

2 Market Response and Trends Customers responses Very strong interest: Fortune 500 companies to entrepreneurs Breakthrough technology Exciting

3 Market Response and Trends Trends Growing fast with very large market potential More than 50 market segments Polymer and elastomer modification. Other speakers will cover some of the other segments: coatings, dental composites, lubricants, and pharmaceuticals

4 Geographic Scope US Europe Japan and Korea - very active

5 Value of POSS Ultimately reduces cost of Materials Production Enhancement of physical properties of polymers and elastomers

6 How Does POSS Reduce Cost? Commodities compete with engineering resins Engineering resins compete with advanced resins Advanced resins compete with metals

7 Where are the Large Markets? Worldwide use is ~ trillion pounds per year of thermoplastics, thermosets, elastomers, engineering resins and advanced polymers North American use is ~ 0.1 trillion pounds per year

8 Polymer and Elastomer Use North American Use in 2000 Billions of pounds Thermopla stic Thermoset Elastomer Eng res & adv poly

9 US Commodity Polymer Sales 2000 Pounds in Millions 18,000 16,000 14,000 12,000 10,000 8,000 6,000 4,000 2,000 0 PP HDPE PVC LLDPE LDPE PS ABS

10 US Thermoset Sales 2000 Thermoset Sales and Use 2000 Millions of pounds 5,000 4,000 3,000 2,000 1,000 0 Phenolic Urea Polyester Epoxy Melamine

11 US Elastomer Production 2000 US Elastomer Production 2000 Millions of pounds 3,000 2,500 2,000 1,500 1, Natural Rubber SB Polybutadiene TPE Ethylene- Propylene Other

12 Engineering Resins and Advanced Polymers Sales 2000 US Sales in 2000 Millions of pounds 6,000 4,000 2,000 0 PET Nylon Other

13 US Polymer Compounding 6.3 billion pounds per year for independent compounders in US in 2000 $5.5 billion sales per year in US in 2000 Filler modification including nanoclays and other conventional fillers via POSS silanols Many market niches

14 Engineering Resins and Advanced Polymers Engineering resins such as nylon, polycarbonate, polyacetal, and polyester upgraded to compete with advanced polymers Advanced polymers such as polyetherimide, polysulfone, polypheneylene sulfide, and liquid crystals upgraded to compete with metals

15 Sales Prices of POSS Sales Price of POSS in $ per Pound

16 Macro Trends Major trends Lower costs Higher temperatures Significant trends Non-halogenated flame retardant agents Chemical resistance Low smoke generation

17 Automotive: Under the Hood 250 F ~ 2 inches from hot surface; 350 F in foreseeable future and higher temperatures later So hot that parts glow pink at night Smaller volume and void spaces Less air flow stagnation More aggressive fluids Lower costs 5% per year

18 Automotive Materials Under the Hood PP, Nylon, EPDM, PE PPS, Nylon 4/6, Nylon 11 and Nylon 12 TPOs and crosslinked TPOs

19 Microelectronics Faster means hotter Smaller means more products in a smaller space Lower cost Flame retardants Example problem: Advanced polymer with 30 % fiberglass needs to mold thin wall part may have too much fiberglass. POSS may help reduce fiberglass and give high temperature strength

20 Aerospace Low smoke materials needed due to toxic smoke 90 seconds to escape burning plane if survive crash Flame retardancy Prevents smoke generation All polymeric and elastomeric parts: Carpets, seats, storage areas, fixtures, etc.

21 Tires Automotive - separation of tread from body of tire POSS may help bond steel belts to rubber POSS may provide better dimensional stability in molding Lower rolling friction Aerospace Military jets land so fast that tires burn up after a few landings Commercial jets may improve performance

22 Conclusion POSS provides cost reduction through polymer and elastomer modification