Future Developments in High-Performance PlasticsFuture Developments in High-Performance Plastics Wolfgang Funke . Sales Development Manager. EPDA Annual Conference 2017 . Lisbon, June

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Future Developments in High-Performance Plastics

Wolfgang Funke Sales Development Manager

EPDA Annual Conference 2017 Lisbon, June 16


The High-Performing Thermoplastics Today

Performance Attributes Temperature Resistance | Chemical Inertness | Weathering

Resistance | Corrosion Protection | Water Repellency Stain Repellency | Electrical Inertness | Non-Flammability |

Fatigue Resistance | Biocompatibility Extractables | Self-Cleaning | Transparency | Heat Transfer

| Processability | Toughness | Elasticity Barrier | Tribology | Release | Color

Key Performance Factors


Temperature and Strength vs Chemical Resistance*

* Properties can be enhanced by reinforcement


Resources constraints and demand for sustainability

Innovation acceleration

Evolving demography and consumer behavior

High-Performance Plastics need to deliver along 3 megatrends


Engineering Innovation Every Day

Accelerated Programs

Customer Partnership

Strong R&I Investment

~ 50 proprietary processes • 9 R&I centers

• ~ 600 dedicated resources

• Long-term incubation projects (10yrs +)

Many years track record in delivering innovation • Advanced engineering

• CAD/CAE and design services

• Process optimization

170+ Growth projects

• Long-term partnerships for adaptive and innovative solutions

of net sales realized with products < 5-y

2016 data

27%

New product grades 40+

Patents in force 3,500+

Creating value for our Customers


Committed to the Best Customer Experience

Application Knowledge

Security of Supply

Strong Focus on Quality

A strategic solution partner for our Customers

Global Presence

Customized Service

A structure committed to enhancing and customizing customer experience • Proactive support and

strategic planning

• Seamless communication between teams and the customer

Partnering to create Innovation • Matching our application

expertise with customer industry knowledge

• Our chemistry at the service of Your technology

Both worldwide and next door, for market proximity and security of supply

• Global support teams

• Local analytical capabilities to promptly support your technology challenges

Product and Development

Innovation


Specialty Polymers at a Glance

Automotive

€ 1.9 bn Net sales 2016

~3,600 employees

17 production sites 9 R&I centers

Healthcare

Industrial & Environment

Americas 9 production sites

2 R&I centers

Europe 6 production sites

3 R&I centers

Asia & RoW 2 production sites

4 R&I centers

2016 Data

Aerospace

Diversified end-markets with superior growth potential

26% Net sales

39% Net sales

35% Net sales

Electrical & Electronics

Consumer & Construction

Batteries


Sustainable Chemistry Specialty Polymers: Key Contributor to the Solvay Vision


Halar® ECTFE Energy capture

Solstick

Energy capture

KetaSpire® PEEK PrimoSpire® SRP

Light weight / metal replacement

Solef® PVDF Energy storage Torlon® AI

Structure

Light weight / metal replacement

Ixef® PARA Radel® PPSU

Fomblin® PFPE Lubrication

TegraCoreTM PPSU Insulation Amodel® PPA

LEDs

OUR SPECIALTY POLYMERS ON BOARD


Roadmap for Future Technologies

Ultra-High Flow PEEK for Composites • Enabling the production of ultra-performing

CFRTC

Hybrid Short-Fiber and Continuous-Fiber Structural Components • Pushing short fiber materials ever closer to

structural composite performance with more cost-efficient fabrication techniques

Melt viscosity of various KetaSpire® PEEK grades at 400°C

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Engeneering Polymers

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Roadmap for Future Technologies

Additive Manufacturing

• Enabling high volume, intelligent, 3D construction of composite parts with minimal capital costs

New Polymer Technologies

• Expanded Optimized PEEK families

Collaboratively driving innovative, cost-effective composite solutions


Automotive

Lightweighting Metal-to-plastic solutions to enable auto makers to reduce the CO2 footprint

Powertrain Efficiency High performance solutions to address the more aggressive chemical and temperature environment of engine down-sizing and transmission down-speeding technologies

• Thermal management

• Transmission

• Sealing and lubrication

Electrification Key solutions for electrified propulsion systems - specifically batteries, traction motors and stop-start systems

• Li-Ion batteries

• Traction motors

• Sealing and electrical contacts


Polymotor 2

Year


Batteries

Higher Battery Energy Density Chemically-modified polymers to achieve better performance of batteries in xEV

• Electrode binders for higher energy density and lower addition/cost

Battery Insulation and Lightweighting Metal replacement polymers to reduce weight and ensure that the operation is electrically safe

• Structural components

Longer Battery Lifetime Chemically-modified polymers improve battery life and safety

• Materials for separator coatings

Battery Cooling Efficiency Fluorinated fluid used to ensure the best operation condition and excellent electrical safety

• Cooling agent


Effective Binder Design

High Molecular Weight

• Improves cohesion of active materials and adhesion to metal collector

• Optimized processing conditions are necessary for high molecular weight (due to high solution viscosity)

Functionalization

• Ultra-high molecular weight and Polar functional groups - Stronger inter-molecular bonds - Better cohesion between binder and active material - Improved adhesion to metal collector - Lower binder content for improved energy density - Higher capacity at high C-rate for improved power

performance

and Longer Life Cycle

Increasing capacity, power and durability


Industrial & Environment

Oil & Gas Solutions Broad portfolio of materials for the most challenging applications

• Downhole applications

• Subsea umbilicals, risers and flowlines

• Coatings, pipes and pipe liners

Sealing & Friction High-performance solutions for gaskets, seals and rotating components

• Bearing cages and guides

• Compressors

• Sealing and lubrication

Environment

High-performance solutions for water treatment, membranes and gas filtration

• Water treatment membranes

• Coal fired power plant gas filter bags

Chemical Processing Industry Solutions High-performance solutions to address the more aggressive chemical and temperature environments, such as those found in the CPI market

• Fluid handling systems

• Coatings and linings


Main Market Requirements Industrial Oil and Gas

Onshore

• High temperature fields (> 80°C)

• High water cut (> 50-60%)

• Extra-heavy crude oil, sour fields

• Aggressive reservoir conditions (H2S, CO2)

• Transportation + Injection scCO2

Offshore

• High temperature fields (up to 200°C)

• Deeply-buried reservoirs

• High pressure fields (up to 20,000 psi)

• Aggressive reservoir conditions (H2S, CO2)

• Chemical EOR, scCO2

• Extreme low temperatures (Arctic)


New Trends and New Requirements

1500 bar (21700 psi)

1000 bar (14500 psi)

-30 150 130 -20

NEW Solef® 90615/2002

Solef® 60512/0000

Temperature (°C)


• Fundamentally similar materials - Similar chemical stability, inertness, chemical,

fatigue & heat aging resistance BUT - Ether to Ketone ratio in APK dictates some key

physical and thermal properties

• The higher the ketone content, the higher - The Tg and Tm - The crystallinity level and rate of crystallization - The strength, modulus and HDT

• The higher the ketone content, the lower - The elongation at break and impact resistance - The melt processing window

Increasing Tg of Polyaryletherketones


Specialty Polymers A World of Solutions for the Best Customer Experience

HIGH-PERFORMANCE MATERIALS

World leader in Specialty Polymers

INNOVATION & SUSTAINABILITY

Strong investments and projects to deliver the highest value -

towards a more sustainable future

SAFETY & QUALITY A strong commitment to quality

and safety with, and for, our Customers

GLOBAL PRESENCE Worldwide, and next door, for market proximity and

security of supply

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Future Developments in High-Performance PlasticsFuture Developments in High-Performance Plastics Wolfgang Funke . Sales Development Manager. EPDA Annual Conference 2017 . Lisbon, June