1FACT SHEETEmulsion Polymers Profile: Latex andRubber BusinessesThe Styron Emulsion Polymers business division, which includes the Latex and Rubber businesses,provides a broad offering of technologies and services supporting customers in the paper & board,carpet & artificial turf, tires and rubber goods industries across the world.Styron is the established global leader in SB latex.Latex Synthetic RubberKey Products Styrene-Butadiene Latex (SB Latex) Styrene-Acrylate Latex (SA Latex) Solution Styrene-Butadiene (SSBR) Lithium Polybutadiene (Li-PBR) Emulsion Styrene-Butadiene (ESBR) Nickel Polybutadiene (Ni-PBR)Brands Carpet: LOMAXTechnology FOUNDATIONSLatex HPLLatex EVERESTLatex Technology ENVERSAFoam Latex(Note: paper technologies are not branded) BUNARubber SPRINTANRubberEnd Uses Carpet and Artificial Turf Backings Paper and Paperboard Coatings Polymer Modification Standard and Performance Tires Technical Goods Polymer ModificationGlobal Leader in Emulsion Polymers Global number one producer of SB latex in terms of volume Number one global supplier to paper and carpet industries Styron is the only supplier with world-class pilot paper coating facilities in both the U.S. andEurope.Revenue: Emulsion Polymers Business Group2013 revenue for Styron Emulsion Polymers: approximately $ 2 billion (USD)2FACT SHEETMajor Plants and LocationsManufacturing Plants Latex RubberAllyns Point, CT, USA Dalton, GA, USA Midland, MI, USA Guaruja, Brazil Sao Paulo, Brazil Zhangjiagang, China Merak, Indonesia Ulsan, Korea Hamina, Finland Rheinmuenster, Germany Schkopau, Germany Livorno, Italy Terneuzen, Netherlands Norrkoping, Sweden TechnologyStyron was founded on a unique combination of strong capabilities, including technology leadership,world-class production assets and a global team of technical experts. Building on more than sevendecades of manufacturing, commercial and technological expertise, we are passionately focused ondelivering high-performance products and innovative thinking to our customers.Our Research & Development and Marketing people work closely together with our customers toensure that research and innovation are driven by what is needed in the marketplace. Our technicalexperts are highly experienced in their fields, and in our customers industries and applications, manyof them with over 20 years of expertise. Styrons extensive Research and Development facilities spanacross Europe, North America, Latin America and Asia-Pacific.For the Latex division, Styron has five paper testing laboratories (Midland, Michigan, U.S.; SaoPaulo, Brazil; Samstagern, Switzerland; Rheinmuenster, Germany; Shanghai, China) and two pilotcoating facilities. Styron is the only supplier with world-class pilot coating facilities in both the U.S.(Midland, Michigan) and Europe (Samstagern, Switzerland). Product R&D for latex also occurs inMidland, Michigan, and Rheinmuenster, Germany.R&D for the rubber business is based in Schkopau, Germany.Styron has highly efficient manufacturing sites with a proven record of operating excellence. Ourmanufacturing assets boast a 99% asset mechanical reliability, 5% above the industry average.Styron people are strongly committed to safety and environmental performance, and are proud tohave an industry-leading safety record.3FACT SHEETProducts & ApplicationsPaper & BoardStyron offers a wide range of custom-engineered solutions that improve end-use properties of paperand paperboard to help manufacturers compete in the global marketplace. Not only does Styron havethe right latex formulations to help improve gloss, durability, performance and glueability, thecompany also helps customers to seamlessly convert to the new latex on their mills around the world.Applications Fine paper/coated wood-free paper Light weight coated paper Specialty paper Recycled paperboard Solid bleached sulfate paperboard Coated unbleached kraftProducts Styrene-Butadiene Latex Modified Styrene-Butadiene Latex Plastic Pigments Styrene Acrylate Latex Terpolymers Thickeners Synthetic PigmentsTires & Rubber GoodsProducers of tires, footwear, conveyor belts, hoses, flooring and adhesives are looking for materialsthat provide a good balance of wear resistance and wet grip in combination with excellentprocessability. Styrons solutions meet these requirements. For example, the companysfunctionalized SSBR family addresses all the needs of the new-generation ultra high-performancetires: lower rolling resistance resulting in better fuel economy and reduced emissions, combined withconfident wet grip performance at high speeds, to increase car safety.Applications Standard tires Performance tires Technical goods Polymer modificationProducts and Brands Solution Styrene-Butadiene (SSBR) Lithium Polybutadiene (Li-PBR) Emulsion Styrene-Butadiene (ESBR) Nickel Polybutadiene (Ni-PBR) BUNARubber SPRINTANRubberForm No. 845-02801 Last updated June 20144FACT SHEETCarpet & Artificial TurfStyron offers a wide variety of materials to meet the specific needs of the flooring industry. Styronlatex is used to impart specific physical properties to the finished carpet, including dimensionalstability and stiffness, and can be used to enhance performance properties of the carpet, includingignition resistance and moisture barrier. In artificial turf, Styron's range of performance resins helpscreate surfaces that allow players and athletes to excel, offer excellent protection from motion-relatedinjuries and demonstrate great durability and resilience.Durability and sustainability are key drivers across carpet and turf applications as customers respondto the global demands for products with a lower environmental impact and reduced carbon footprint.Styron offers high-quality sustainable solutions for those who want to make a difference to theenvironment at the same time as maximizing the performance of their products. LOMAXtechnologyfrom Styron uses renewable energy (landfill methane gas), resulting in lower greenhouse gasemissions. The technology is winning increasing support as more producers of carpet and carpetbacking recognize its environmental advantages.Applications Artificial turf backings Commercial carpet backings for commercial broadloom, modular tile, needle punch, tufted carpet,underlay and woven applications Residential carpetProducts and technologies Styrene-Butadiene Latex Acrylic Latex Vinyl Acrylic Latex ENVERSAFoam Latex Terpolymers Two-in-OneTechnology HPLLatex FOUNDATIONSLatex EVERESTTechnology LOMAXTechnologyFor more information about Styron Emulsion Polymers, visit www.styron.com.