AKSAAKSAThe World Leader in AcrylicThe World Leader in Acrylic

FiberFiber

CHOPPED CARBON FIBERCHOPPED CARBON FIBER

VI. PAGEV Turkish Plastics IndustryVI. PAGEV Turkish Plastics IndustryCongressCongress

26 October 2011

Contents

• This is AKSA

• End Uses of Carbon Fiber

• AKSA in Carbon Fiber

• AKSACA Chopped Carbon Fiber in Compounding

2008CAPACITY IN 2008 : 308.000 TONS / YEAR

GLOBAL PRODUCTION SHARE : 12 %REVENUE (2008) : 685 Million $

• #1 in capacity; 12% marketshare

• Broadest Product Offering

• More than 10,000 Products

• Standard Acrylic Fibers

• Specialty Acrylic Fibers

• Wide Range of Applications

• Broad Customer Base

• Founded in 1968

AKSA production site near Yalova(approx. 100km from Istanbul)

AKSAThe World Leader in Acrylic Fiber

AKSA c. 1971Initial Capacity 5.000t

AKSA’s Development Over 40 YearsAKSA Today

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AKSA’s Acrylic Fiber Capacity

AKSA is a publicly traded company;leading shareholder is AKKÖK

Akkök Group of companies:20 industrial and commercial companies, operating 15 production sites

AKKÖK 2007 2008 2009 2010

Sales US$ 1.393 1.634 2.166 2,675

Employees 3.080 4.016 4.229

(Combined Sales in million US dollars)

AkkokGroup

39%

PublicHeld

(IMKB)42%

EmniyetAS

19%

AKSA Shareholding

TEXTILESAK-AL, AK-TOPS, AKSU (AKSU was the firstcompany, founded in 1952 to produce fabrics)

REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENTAKMERKEZ, AK TURİZM, AKİŞ

OTHER SERVICESAK-PA, DİNKAL, AKPORT, AKTEK,AKMERKEZ LOKANTACILIK

CHEMICALSAKSA (39%), AKSA EGYPT,AK-KİM, AKMELTEM

ENERGYAKENERJİ

Akkök Group holds39% of AKSA

AKSA’s Business and Vision

AKSA supplies the world from Turkey

- Marketing Internationally since 1977

- Global Distribution to more than 50 Countries

- More than 300 Active Customers.

AKSA’s Vision:

- Benefit the Companyand Our Customers

- Maximize ValueAdded

- Invest in Technology

- Create NewProfitable Areas andEnd Uses

e.g., CARBON FIBER

Contents

• This is AKSA

• AKSA in Carbon Fiber

• End Uses of Carbon Fiber

• AKSACA Chopped Carbon Fiber in Compounding

%95 carbon atoms, 10 timessmaller than human hair

Honeycomb molecular structureHigh performance light material

It is much STRONGER thanSTEEL !

Small tow 3K, 12K, 24Kcontinous filaments

Large tow, 48, 72Kcontinous filaments

karbon elyaf ve insan saçı

Human hair(50-70 micron)

Carbon fiber(5-7 micron)

“3K”= 3.000filament

Molecularstructure

Carbon fiber

WHAT IS CARBON FIBER?WHAT IS CARBON FIBER?

KNOW-HOW POLYMER TECHNOLOGY ACRYLIC FIBER TECHNOLOGY CARBON FIBER TECHNOLOGY SIZING TECHNOLOGY CHOPPED FIBER TECHNOLOGY

Crude Oil ► Propylene ► Acrylonitrile ► Acrylic Fiber& ► Carbon FiberC3H6 CH2CHCN Special Acrylic Fiber

( PAN Precursor )

CnH2n ► CH2=CHCH3 ► CH2=CHCN ► >%93 AN ► >%95 carbon(hydrocarbon)

PP,vs. AN ABS,vs. AkrilikElyaf

AkrilikElyaf

PANPC

Contents

• This is AKSA

• AKSA in Carbon Fiber

• End Uses of Carbon Fiber

• AKSACA Chopped Carbon Fiber in Compounding

Intermediate Processes Make CarbonFiber Useable to Make Parts

CarbonFiber

PressureVessels,Rollers,Defense

Plastics forElectronics

andother applics.

Wind Blades,Marine,

Automotive

Aerospace,Marine,Auto,Sport Goods,Infrastructur,other applics.

Filament Winding

MultiaxialFabrics

WovenFabrics

Compounding

UnidirectionalFabric

Extruded Sections

Prepreg

Note: All processes can be usedto make parts in all applications

Prepreg

The Carbon Fiber Market Today

Aerospace &Defense

SportGoods

Wind BladesCompoundingPressure vesselsRacing/AutosInfrastructureMarineOil&GasOther Industr

Industrial

Current Demand for Carbon Fiber< 40.000mt p.a.; > US$1B

AKSA is targetingIndustrial Applications

Demand for CF in 2010

Sporting Goods

Golf shafts Racquets Cycling Skies Snowboards Fishing rods

Wind Turbines

Source:TPI Source: World Wind Energy Association

Pressurised Vessels

Compressed Energy Storage:- CNG Cylinders- Hydrogen Cylinders- Accumulators

Compressed Energy Transport-Bulk Hauling Gas

Composite Tubular Products-Drilling Risers

Potential in Natural Gas Vehicles

Source: International Association of NGVs, Dec 2009

Infrastructure

Potential Applications: Retrofitting: fabrics and pultruded bars and strip of CF applied with epoxy. Cement reinforcement: CF mixed in concrete. Bridge rehabilitation. Column wrapping. Pultruded CF rods bars instead of iron rebars in new construction.

Bridges

University of Maine’s Advanced Structures and Composites Center

Melbourne West Gate Bridge Project (2010)

Automotive - Auto Parts

Carbon Fiber Reinforced PlasticAutomotive Body Frame

Auto-parts & accessories driven towardslight weight and high strength

Thermoplastic CompoundingIC Chip Trays Conveyor Rollers

Electronics Connector

Electronics Storage Carrier

Automotive spare parts

Carbon Fiber in Other Applications

• MedicalX-ray and Diagnostic

EquipmentProsthetics

Oil & Gas

Contents

• This is AKSA

• AKSA in Carbon Fiber

• End Uses of Carbon Fiber

• AKSACA Chopped Carbon Fiber in Compounding

PlasticResins Additives Compound

PhysicalThermal

ElectricalAesthetic

Chopped CarbonFiber

What is Compounding?Process

What is Compounding?Fabrication

Screw

Compound

Mould

FinishedPart

Reinforced Thermoplastics• Advanced materials and improved reinforcements have

increased and developed the performance of engineeredthermoplastics.

• Improved physical and chemical properties, such as tensilemodulus and strength, make thermoplastics smart candidatesfor replacing traditional engineering materials in structuralapplications.

• Superior properties of reinforced thermoplastics, such as lightweight, high strength, intricate design and high output etc.,make them great candidate for metal replacement.

• Compounding provides the ability for the manufacture for anunlimited number of combinations of filler, reinforcement andresins.

SmallTow*62%

HeavyTow**25%

Chopped13%

Carbon Fiber Distribution

Asia57%Asia57%

EU26%EU

26%

NorthAmerica

17%

NorthAmerica

17%* Small Tow: 1K- 48K** Heavy Tow: >48 K

Chopped Carbon Fiber Market

CHOPPED CARBON FIBER PROCESS

AKSACA Chopped Carbon Fiber Products

General ThermoplasticApplications PA66, PBT, PC, LCP, ABS, etc.

High Temperature Polymers andTheir Applications PEEK, PEI, PPS, etc.

AKSACA Chopped Carbon Fibers and TheirGeneral Properties

AKSACA Chopped Carbon Fibers provide– Resin compatibility– Very well process ability,– Very good mechanical and electrical properties in the

compounds

Polymer reinforced by AKSACA short carbon fibers has;– Higher heat distortion temperatures,– Superior thermal conductivity

AKSACA Chopped Carbon Fibers offered in chopped lengths rangingfrom ⅛" (3mm) to ½ " (12mm).

Their size and shape makes AKSACA chopped carbon fibers proper forautomatic fiber feeding systems as well as batch pre-blends.

Chopped Carbon Fibers

• Lead shape– Ease of feeding

• Good mechanical properties• Low ionics

– Used in semi-conductor, HDD• Sizing technology applicable for

wide range of polymers– PC, PBT, PA, PET, PPO, POM– PEEK, LCP, PEI, PSU, PES

Courtesy from RTP Company

Why Carbon fiber in Thermoplastics?

Comparison of Carbon To Glass Fiber In PlasticsPropery Units Carbon Fiber

PlasticGlass Fiber

PlasticDensity (g/cm3) 1,8 2,6

Modulus ofelasticity

Mpa 240,000 77,000

Bending Strength Mpa 4,000 3,500

Further properties Thermal andelectrical

conductivity, lowattrition

Insulator, highattrition

Carbon Fiber Plastics Properties Low density High modulus of elasticity and rigidity High mechanical strength Low and uniform coefficient of friction Electrical conductivity (when required)

Compatibility At The Interface bySEM (Scanning Electron Microscope)

ResineAKSACA ChoppedCarbon Fiber

• To be the market leader inproducts and technology

• To be reliable supplier andbuild long term customer-supplier relationship

• To offer cost effective productthrough continuous productand technology improvement

• To break into new marketsegments with our broadproduct range

• To achieve 12% market sharein carbon fiber business as it isin acrylic fiber

• To contribute market andtechnical knowledge to theplastic and composite marketin Turkey

Our Vision

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THANK YOU

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